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Deutschlandschacht Mine, Oelsnitz, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
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Formula:
Al
 
2
Cl(OH)
 
5
 · 2H
 
2
O
System:IsometricLustre:Vitreous
Name:Named after Grigorii Ivanovich Lesuke (1935–1995), technical worker in the Department of Crystallography, University of St. Petersburg, Russia.
This page provides mineralogical data about Lesukite.

Classification of Lesukite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:3/A.13-05
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:3.BD.10

3 : HALIDES
B : Simple halides, with H2O
D : Simple halides with H2O and additional OH
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Type Occurrence of Lesukite

Type Locality:Great Fissure (Main Fracture) eruption, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia

Physical Properties of Lesukite

Lustre:Vitreous

Crystallography of Lesukite

Crystal System:Isometric
Class (H-M):m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:Im3m {I4/m 3 2/m}
Cell Parameters:a = 19.878(1) Å
Unit Cell Volume:V 7,854.49 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Lesukite

Type:Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Lesukite

Formula:
Al
 
2
Cl(OH)
 
5
 · 2H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Al, Cl, H, O
All elements listed in formula:Al, Cl, H, O

Relationship of Lesukite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
3.BD.05Cadwaladerite
AlCl(OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
3.BD.15Korshunovskite
Mg
 
2
Cl(OH)
 
3
 · 4H
 
2
O
3.BD.20Nepskoeite
Mg
 
4
Cl(OH)
 
7
 · 6H
 
2
O
3.BD.25Koenenite
Na
 
4
Mg
 
9
Al
 
4
Cl
 
12
(OH)
 
22

Other Names for Lesukite

Synonyms:
IMA1996-004
Other Languages:
German:Lesukit
Spanish:Lesukita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Lesukite

Reference List:

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Mineralogical Record: 29: 473-474.

Vergasova, L. P.; Stepanova, E. L.; Serafimova, E. K.; Filatov, S. K. (1997): Lesukite Al2(OH)5Cl.2H2O - a new mineral from volcanic exhalation. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society) 126, 104-110.

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    Germany
     
    • Saxony
      • Zwickau
        • Oelsnitz
    		T. Witzke (1997): A new aluminium chloride mineral from Oelsnitz, Saxony.- N. Jb. Miner. Mh., 301-308
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    • Yazd Province
      • Saghand (Sagand; Saqand)
    		Vincent Bourgoin
    Kyrgyzstan
     
    • Osh Oblast
      • Alai (Alay) Range
        • Fergana Valley
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Kamchatka Oblast'
        • Tolbachik volcano
    		ZVMO,(1997) 126, n2, 104-110
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