Copper-bearing Melanterite
A variety of Melanterite
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About Copper-bearing Melanterite
Formula:
(Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
Colour:
Glass Green
A variety of Melanterite
Crystals rare but usually simple in habit and pseudo-rhombohedral with {110} and {001} and short to long prismatic [001].
Crystals rare but usually simple in habit and pseudo-rhombohedral with {110} and {001} and short to long prismatic [001].
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
11185 (as Copper-bearing Melanterite)
2633 (as Melanterite)
2633 (as Melanterite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:11185:2 (as Copper-bearing Melanterite)
mindat:1:1:2633:4 (as Melanterite)
mindat:1:1:2633:4 (as Melanterite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
1549b396-b394-4c2c-b0d4-685e883126d7 (as Copper-bearing Melanterite)
d29ceb9f-bf0a-4b87-810d-6b70e647f270 (as Melanterite)
d29ceb9f-bf0a-4b87-810d-6b70e647f270 (as Melanterite)
Physical Properties of Copper-bearing Melanterite
Colour:
Glass Green
Chemistry of Copper-bearing Melanterite
Mindat Formula:
(Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
Synonyms of Copper-bearing Melanterite
Other Language Names for Copper-bearing Melanterite
Simplified Chinese:铜绿矾
Spanish:Cuproferrita
Pisanita
Vitriolita
Pisanita
Vitriolita
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
7 photos of Copper-bearing Melanterite associated with Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
6 photos of Copper-bearing Melanterite associated with Römerite | Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
4 photos of Copper-bearing Melanterite associated with Aragonite | CaCO3 |
4 photos of Copper-bearing Melanterite associated with Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
4 photos of Copper-bearing Melanterite associated with Baryte | BaSO4 |
3 photos of Copper-bearing Melanterite associated with Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
3 photos of Copper-bearing Melanterite associated with Krausite | KFe(SO4)2 · H2O |
1 photo of Copper-bearing Melanterite associated with Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
1 photo of Copper-bearing Melanterite associated with Pyrite | FeS2 |
1 photo of Copper-bearing Melanterite associated with Limonite |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Copper-bearing Melanterite
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References for Copper-bearing Melanterite
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Localities for Copper-bearing Melanterite
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia | |
| JR Chapman - Geological Survey of NSW ... |
| Bottrill et al. (2008) |
Austria | |
| MEIXNER (1966) +2 other references |
| Hackenberg 2003 +1 other reference |
Bolivia | |
| Petrov (n.d.) |
Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) | |
Canada | |
| Keating et al. (1953) |
| Keating et al. (1953) |
Chile | |
| British Natural History Museum online ... +1 other reference |
China | |
| Zhaolong Li et al. (1981) |
Zhaolong Li et al. (1981) | |
Ecuador | |
| Alejandro Felix Gutierrez |
| Alejandro Felix Gutierrez |
Finland | |
| Pasi Eilu (2002) |
France | |
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| G. Demarcq |
| Gol et al. (2010) |
Gol et al. (2010) | |
Germany | |
| F. Müller: "Bayerns steinreiche Ecke" et al. (Hof) |
| Bender et al. (1994) |
| Lapis 11 (7/8) |
Hungary | |
| Koch: Minerals of Hungary |
| Koch: Minerals of Hungary |
Italy | |
| Antofilli M. et al. (1983) |
| P.Forti (1994) |
| C.L. Garavelli (1957) |
Rögner et al. (2000) | |
| C. Garavelli (Isola d'Elba) |
| Betti C. (2000) |
Japan | |
| Petrov (n.d.) |
Portugal | |
| King (n.d.) |
Russia | |
| Palache et al. (1951) |
Slovakia | |
| Koděra (1986) |
| Koděra (1986) |
South Africa | |
| Cairncross et al. (1995) |
Switzerland | |
| Bedogné et al. (1995) |
USA | |
| Keith (1972) +1 other reference |
| Galbraith (1959) +1 other reference |
| Galbraith (1959) +1 other reference |
| Bideaux et al. (1960) +1 other reference |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 270. +2 other references |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 271. +1 other reference |
| Schaller (1905b) +1 other reference |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 273. +2 other references |
| Barnes (1985) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Sherwood et al. (1998) |
| Jay Ellis Ransom |
The Mineralogy of The Butte District +1 other reference | |
| USGS Bull 997 |
| Castor et al. (2004) |
| Emmons et al. (1926) |
| Bullock (1981) |
Bullock (1981) | |
| Bullock (1981) |
| Loucks (1976) |
Les Vieux Travaux mine, Montdardier, Le Vigan, Gard, Occitanie, France