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Ramsbeckite

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Penrhiw Mine (Penyberth Mine), Ystumtuen, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
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Formula:
(Cu,Zn)
 
15
[(OH)
 
22
|(SO
 
4
)
 
4
] · 6H
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicColour:Green
Lustre:VitreousHardness:3½
Name:Named after its discovery locality.
This page provides mineralogical data about Ramsbeckite.

Classification of Ramsbeckite

IMA status:Approved 1984
Strunz 8th edition ID:6/D.03-75
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:7.DD.60

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
D : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O
D : With only medium-sized cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra
Dana 8th edition ID:31.4.9.1

31 : HYDRATED SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
4 : (AB)4(XO4)Zq·xH2O
Hey's CIM Ref.:25.5.5

25 : Sulphates
5 : Sulphates of Zn and Hg
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Type Occurrence of Ramsbeckite

Type Locality:Bastenberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Meschede, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Year of Discovery:1985

Physical Properties of Ramsbeckite

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:Green
Hardness (Mohs):3½

Crystallography of Ramsbeckite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 16.06Å, b = 15.57Å, c = 7.1Å
β = 90.2°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.031 : 1 : 0.456
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,775.37 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data Set:
Horizontal Axis: ° to ° Vertical Axis: % Source Data: Filtered Data: Peaks:
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Optical Data of Ramsbeckite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.635 nβ = 1.675 nγ = 1.680
2V:Measured: 37° , Calculated: 38°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.045

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:High
Dispersion:r > v

Chemical Properties of Ramsbeckite

Formula:
(Cu,Zn)
 
15
[(OH)
 
22
|(SO
 
4
)
 
4
] · 6H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Cu, H, O, S
All elements listed in formula:Cu, H, O, S, Zn

Relationship of Ramsbeckite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
7.DD.05Felsőbányaite
Al
 
4
[(OH)
 
10
|SO
 
4
] · 5H
 
2
O
7.DD.05Hydrobasaluminite
Al
 
4
[(OH)
 
10
|SO
 
4
] · 12-36H
 
2
O
7.DD.05Zaherite
Al
 
12
[(OH)
 
26
|(SO
 
4
)
 
5
] · 20H
 
2
O
7.DD.10Guarinoite
(Zn,Co,Ni)
 
6
[(OH,Cl)
 
10
|SO
 
4
] · 5H
 
2
O
7.DD.10Langite
Cu
 
4
[(OH)
 
6
|SO
 
4
] · 2H
 
2
O
7.DD.10Posnjakite
Cu
 
4
[(OH)
 
6
|SO
 
4
] · H
 
2
O
7.DD.10Schulenbergite
(Cu,Zn)
 
7
[(OH)
 
10
|(SO
 
4
,CO
 
3
)
 
2
] · 3H
 
2
O
7.DD.10Wroewolfeite
Cu
 
4
[(OH)
 
6
|SO
 
4
] · 2H
 
2
O
7.DD.10Thérèsemagnanite
(Co,Zn,Ni)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)(OH,Cl)
 
10
·8H
 
2
O
7.DD.10Montetrisaite
Cu
 
6
(SO
 
4
)(OH)
 
10
·H
 
2
O
7.DD.15Spangolite
Cu
 
6
Al[(OH)
 
12
|Cl|SO
 
4
] · 3H
 
2
O
7.DD.20Ktenasite
(Cu,Zn)
 
5
[(OH)
 
6
|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 6H
 
2
O
7.DD.25Christelite
Cu
 
2
Zn
 
3
[(OH)
 
6
|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 4H
 
2
O
7.DD.30Campigliaite
Mn
2+
 
Cu
 
4
[(OH)
 
6
|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 4H
 
2
O
7.DD.30Devilline
CaCu
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
·3H
 
2
O
7.DD.30Lautenthalite
PbCu
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
·3H
 
2
O
7.DD.30Orthoserpierite
Ca(Cu,Zn)
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
·3H
 
2
O
7.DD.30Serpierite
Ca(Cu,Zn)
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
·3H
 
2
O
7.DD.30Niedermayrite
CdCu
 
4
[(OH)
 
6
|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 4H
 
2
O
7.DD.35Carrboydite
(Ni,Cu)
 
14
Al
 
9
[(OH)
 
43
|(SO
 
4
,CO
 
3
)
 
6
] · 7H
 
2
O
7.DD.35Glaucocerinite
(Zn,Cu)
 
10
Al
 
6
[(OH)
 
32
|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 18H
 
2
O
7.DD.35Honessite
Ni
 
6
Fe
3+
2
[(OH)
 
16
|SO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
7.DD.35Hydrohonessite
Ni
 
6
Fe
3+
2
[(OH)
 
16
|SO
 
4
] · 7H
 
2
O
7.DD.35Motukoreaite
NaMg
 
19
Al
 
12
(CO
 
3
)
 
6.5
(SO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH)
 
54
·28H
 
2
O
7.DD.35Mountkeithite
(Mg,Ni)
 
11
(Fe
3+
 
,Cr
3+
 
,Al)
 
3
[(OH)
 
24
|(SO
 
4
,CO
 
3
)
 
3.5
] · 11H
 
2
O
7.DD.35Shigaite
Al
 
4
Mn
 
7
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
22
·8H
 
2
O
7.DD.35Wermlandite
Mg
 
7
(Ca,Mg)(Al,Fe)
 
2
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
18
(H
 
2
O)
 
12
7.DD.35Woodwardite
Cu
 
4
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
12
|SO
 
4
] · 2-4H
 
2
O
7.DD.35Zincaluminite
Zn
 
6
Al
 
6
[(OH)
 
13
|SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
7.DD.35Hydrowoodwardite
Cu
 
1-x
Al
 
x
[(OH)
 
2
|(SO
 
4
)
 
x/2
] · nH
 
2
O
7.DD.35Zincowoodwardite
Zn
 
1-x
Al
 
x
(SO
 
4
)
 
x/2
(OH)
 
2
·nH
 
2
O (?)
7.DD.35Natroglaucocerinite
[(Zn,Cu)
 
5
Al
 
3
(OH)
 
16
][(SO
 
4
)
 
1.5
Na
 
1.5
(SO
 
4
)
 
0.75
(H
 
2
O)
 
9
]
7.DD.35Nikischerite
[AlFe
 
2
(OH)
 
6
]
 
3
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
Na(H
 
2
O)
 
6
·6H
 
2
O
7.DD.40Lawsonbauerite
(Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
9
Zn
 
4
[(OH)
 
11
|SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
7.DD.40Torreyite
(Mg,Mn
2+
 
)
 
9
Zn
 
4
[(OH)
 
11
|SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
7.DD.45Mooreite
(Mg,Zn,Mn
2+
 
)
 
15
[(OH)
 
13
|SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
7.DD.50Namuwite
(Zn,Cu)
 
4
[(OH)
 
6
|SO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
7.DD.55Bechererite
(Zn,Cu)
 
6
Zn
 
2
[(OH)
 
12
|(SO
 
4
,HSiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
7.DD.65Vonbezingite
Ca
 
6
Cu
 
3
[(OH)
 
12
|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 2H
 
2
O
7.DD.70Redgillite
Cu
 
6
[(OH)
 
10
|SO
 
4
] · H
 
2
O
7.DD.75Chalcoalumite
CuAl
 
4
[(OH)
 
12
|SO
 
4
] · 3H
 
2
O
7.DD.75Nickelalumite
(Ni,Cu)Al
 
4
[(OH)
 
12
|{SO
 
4
,(NO
 
3
)
 
2
}] · 3H
 
2
O
7.DD.75Kyrgyzstanite
ZnAl
 
4
(SO
 
4
)(OH)
 
12
·3H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
25.5.1Zinkosite
ZnSO
 
4
25.5.2Goslarite
ZnSO
 
4
·7H
 
2
O
25.5.3Namuwite
(Zn,Cu)
 
4
[(OH)
 
6
|SO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
25.5.4Ktenasite
(Cu,Zn)
 
5
[(OH)
 
6
|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 6H
 
2
O
25.5.6Boyleite
(Zn,Mg)SO
 
4
·4H
 
2
O
25.5.7Serpierite
Ca(Cu,Zn)
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
·3H
 
2
O
25.5.8Orthoserpierite
Ca(Cu,Zn)
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
·3H
 
2
O
25.5.9Zincaluminite
Zn
 
6
Al
 
6
[(OH)
 
13
|SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
25.5.10Glaucocerinite
(Zn,Cu)
 
10
Al
 
6
[(OH)
 
32
|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 18H
 
2
O
25.5.11Gunningite
(Zn,Mn)SO
 
4
·H
 
2
O
25.5.12Chaidamuite
ZnFe(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)·4H
 
2
O
25.5.13Bianchite
(Zn,Fe)SO
 
4
·6H
 
2
O
25.5.15Zincmelanterite
(Zn,Cu,Fe)SO
 
4
·7H
 
2
O
25.5.16Zincobotryogen
(Zn,Mg,Mn
2+
 
)Fe
3+
 
[OH|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 7H
 
2
O
25.5.17Schuetteite
Hg
2+
3
[O
 
2
|SO
 
4
]
25.5.18Gianellaite
[Hg
 
2
N]
+
2
SO
 
4

Other Names for Ramsbeckite

Synonyms:
IMA1984-067
German names:
Ramsbeckit
Russian names:
Рамсбекит
Spanish names:
Ramsbeckita

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 Ramsbeckite

Reference List:American Mineralogist(1987): 72: 225.

Effenberger, H. (1988): Ramsbeckite, (Cu,Zn)15(OH)22(SO4)4.6H2O: Revision of the chemical formula based on a structure determination. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte (1988): 38-48.

American Mineralogist(1989): 74: 505.

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    Localities for Ramsbeckite

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    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Gurktaler Alpen Mts
        • St Veit an der Glan
    		G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
      • Karawanken Mts
        • Finkenstein
          • Mallestiger Mittagskogel Mt.
    		[Der Aufschluss 1996,4 p.186-192]
    • Styria
      • Niedere Tauern Mts
        • Öblarn
          • Walchen
    		[Lapis 1992: 2 p.19-30]
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Central Bohemia Region
        • Příbram
    		[Der Aufschluss 1996:6 p.267-287]
    France
     
    • Midi-Pyrénées
      • Ariège
        • Auzat
    		Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Franconia
        • Spessart Mts
          • Schöllkrippen
            • Sommerkahl
    		No reference listed
    • Lower Saxony
      • Harz Mts
        • Clausthal-Zellerfeld
          • Oberschulenberg
    		Lapis, 11 (1), 9-18+42
        • Goslar
          • Astfeld
    		No reference listed
          • Grane Reservoir
    		No reference listed
    • North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Bergisches Land
        • Engelskirchen
          • Loope
    		Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
      • Niederberg area
        • Velbert
    		Lapis 1988(1), 13-35
      • Sauerland
        • Meschede
          • Ramsbeck
    		Neues Jahrb.Min.,Mh.(1985) 550-556
      • Siegerland
        • Müsen
    		Der Aufschluss 2000(2), 71-123
        • Wilnsdorf
    		Lapis, 12 (1), 11-18+42.
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Eifel Mts
        • Mayen
          • Langenfeld
            • St Jost
    		Graf, HW., (1991): Die Grube Bendisberg, bei Virneburg / Eifel, Mineralien-Welt 5/91
          • St Johann
      • Hunsrück Mts
        • St Goar
    		A. Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland, Schweizerbart (Stuttgart), 2001
      • Lahn valley
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
      • Siegerland
        • Niederfischbach
    		Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
    Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
          • Niederndorf
    		Henrich, J. M. (2007: Die Mineralien der Grube Fürst Moritz bei Niederndorf. Mineralien-Welt 18 (4), 20-26. (in German)
      • Taunus Mts
        • St Goarshausen
          • Wellmich
    		S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    • Saxony
      • Erzgebirge
        • Schwarzenberg District
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
    Hungary
     
    • Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Co.
      • Rudabányai Mts.
        • Rudabánya
    		GEODA 2007/1
    Italy
     
    • Sardinia
      • Medio Campidano Province
        • Arbus
    		Preite, D., & Zuanel, A. (2007). Montevecchio: storia, miniere e minerali. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 31 (4), 230-246.
      • Sassari Province
        • Porto Torres
    		Orlandi, P., & Gelosa, M. (2007). Argentiera della Nurra. I minerali di alterazione della miniera di sfalerite e galena argentifera. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 31 (1), 22-31.
    • Tuscany
      • Livorno Province
        • Piombino
    		Muenchener Micromounter-Lithothek
    • Veneto
      • Vicenza Province
        • Torrebelvicino
          • Mercanti Valley
    		Orlandi P. & Perchiazzi N.(1989): Ramsbeckite, (Cu,Zn)15(OH)22(SO4)4.6H2O, a first occurrence for Italy from "La Veneziana" mine, Valle dei Mercanti, Vicenza. European Journal of Mineralogy 1, 147-9; C. Buscaroli, C. Dal Pozzo, S. Sovilla & F. Tosato (1995): First report of carbonate-cyanotrichite from the Vicenza Province. Riv. Mineral. Ital., No. 2, 185-188. (in Italian)
            • Zuccanti Valley
    		Saccardo D., Benincasa E., Malferrari D., Medici L., 2002. I minerali di Monte Cengio (Torrebelvicino, Vicenza). Riv. Miner. Ital., 1: 42-47.
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Kinki Region
        • Osaka Prefecture
          • Minoo
            • Onsen-cho
    		Chigaku-Kenkyu 50:137-159 (2001)
    Luxembourg
     
    • Goesdorf commune
      • Goesdorf
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Callington District
          • Callington
    		[J. Russell Soc. 2001 - 86]
      • Cumbria
        • North and Western Region (Cumberland)
          • Caldbeck Fells
            • Roughton Gill
    		Pluth, J. J., Steele, I. M., Kampf, A. R. & Green, D. I. (2005): Redgillite, Cu6(OH)10(SO4)•H2O, a new mineral from Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 69, 973-980.
      • Staffordshire
        • Ecton
          • Back of Ecton
    		UKJMM 15
    • Wales
      • Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire)
        • Ceulanymaesmawr
          • Talybont
            • Nant-y-Moch Reservoir area
    		BMS Database
        • Cwmrheidol
          • Ystumtuen
    		No reference listed
        • Llangynfelyn
          • Tre-Taliesin
    		BMS Database
        • Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn
          • Cwmystwyth
    		S.Rust Collection
          • Pontrhydygroes
    		BMS Database, UKJMM 17
        • Ysgubor-y-coed
          • Furnace
    		BMS Database, UKJMM No18
      • Powys (Montgomeryshire)
        • Llangynog
    		S.Rust collection
        • Machynlleth
          • Dylife
    		BMS Database
    USA
     
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos Co.
        • Gorham
    		L. Rantos collection (Athens, Greece); A. Plante collection; B. Janules collection; Scott Whittemore collection; et.al.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery Co.
        • Lower Providence Township
          • Audubon
            • Perkiomen Mines
    		[MinRec 18:131-132]
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