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UM2005-31-SiO:CuH

Formula:
Cu
 
11
(SiO
 
4
)(OH)
 
18
·9H
 
2
O ?


Bluish green to turquoise crusts on fluorite and quartz; the latter contains partially corroded galena. The crusts are fine-grained, with angular fragments seen at high magnification, and are partly composed of spherulitic aggregates with a maximum diameter of 10 micron.


Classification of UM2005-31-SiO:CuH

IMA status:Unnamed - valid
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.DB.40

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
B : Inosilicates with 2-periodic single chains, Si2O6; Pyroxene-related minerals
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.04 (10)
2.74 (3)
2.50 (0.5)
2.15 (3)
1.89 (1)
Comments:Can be indexed on cubic pseudocell with a = 12.20 Å.

Chemical Properties of UM2005-31-SiO:CuH

Formula:
Cu
 
11
(SiO
 
4
)(OH)
 
18
·9H
 
2
O ?
All elements listed in formula:Cu, H, O, Si
Analytical Data:Empirical formula Cu8.23Pb0.33Si0.71S0.07H27.67O24, on the basis of 24 O atoms. Neglecting Pb and S, the idealized formula is Cu8(OH)12(SiO4)•8H2O.
Relationship of UM2005-31-SiO:CuH to other Species
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- + 
9.DB.05Balipholite
BaLiMg
 
2
Al
 
3
[(OH)
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
6
]
 
2
9.DB.05Carpholite
Mn
2+
 
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
6
]
9.DB.05Ferrocarpholite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
6
]
9.DB.05Magnesiocarpholite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
6
]
9.DB.05Potassiccarpholite
(K,[])(Li,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
Al
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
 ׀ (F,OH)
 
4
 ׀ (Si
 
2
O
 
6
)
 
2
]
9.DB.05Vanadiocarpholite
Mn
2+
 
V
3+
 
Al[(OH)
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
6
]
9.DB.10Lorenzenite
Na
 
2
Ti
 
2
[O
 
3
|Si
 
2
O
 
6
]
9.DB.15Lintisite
LiNa
 
3
Ti
 
2
[O|Si
 
2
O
 
6
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
9.DB.20Kukisvumite
Na
 
6
ZnTi
 
4
Si
 
8
O
 
28
·4H
 
2
O
9.DB.20Manganokukisvumite
Na
 
6
MnTi
 
4
Si
 
8
O
 
28
·4H
 
2
O
9.DB.25Vinogradovite
(Na,Ca,K)
 
4
Ti
 
4
AlSi
 
6
O
 
23
(OH)·2H
 
2
O
9.DB.25Paravinogradovite
Na
 
1-2
(Ti,Fe
3+
 
)
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
|(Si
 
2
O
 
6
)
 
2
] · H
 
2
O
9.DB.30Nchwaningite
Mn
2+
2
[(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
3
] · H
 
2
O
9.DB.35Plancheite
Cu
 
8
[(OH)
 
4
|Si
 
8
O
 
22
] · H
 
2
O
9.DB.40Shattuckite
Cu
 
5
[(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
3
)
 
4
]
9.DB.45Aerinite
Ca
 
5
(Fe
3+
 
,Al,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)(Al,Mg)
 
6
[HSi
 
12
O
 
36
(OH)
 
12
][(CO
 
3
)
 
1.2
(H
 
2
O)
 
12
]
Other Names for UM2005-31-SiO:CuH
Synonyms:
UM2005-31Unnamed (Cu Silicate)
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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 UM2005-31-SiO:CuH
Reference List:WALENTA, K. & THEYE, T. (2005): Ein neues silikatisches Kupfermineral von der Grube Clara im mittleren Schwarzwald. – Erzgräber 19, 1-4.       
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