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Ammineite

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Pabellón de Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
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Formula:
[CuCl
 
2
(NH
 
3
)
 
2
]
System:Orthorhombic
Name:Named in allusion to being the first mineral species containing an ammine (NH3) complex in the composition.


Not to be confused with amminite.

Classification of Ammineite

IMA status:Approved 2008
Strunz 9th edition ID:3.C0.
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:3.C0.

3 : HALIDES
C : Complex halides
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Type Occurrence of Ammineite

Type Locality:Pabellón de Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Crystallography of Ammineite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:Cmcm {C2/m 2/c 21/m}
Cell Parameters:a = 7.688Å, b = 10.645Å, c = 5.736Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.722 : 1 : 0.539
Unit Cell Volume:V 469.43 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
6.282 (69)
4.276 (56)
3.897 (60)
2.919 (100)
2.764 (35)
2.659 (81)
2.335 (32)
1.966 (28)

Chemical Properties of Ammineite

Formula:
[CuCl
 
2
(NH
 
3
)
 
2
]
Essential elements:Cl, Cu, H, N
All elements listed in formula:Cl, Cu, H, N

Other Names for Ammineite

Synonyms:
IMA2008-032
Other Languages:

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 Ammineite

Reference List:

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Walter, F., Bojar, H.-P., Baumgartner, J. (2010): Ammineite, CuCl2(NH3)2 - the first mineral with an ammine complex. 20th General Meeting of the IMA (IMA2010), Budapest, Hungary, August 21-27, CD of Abstracts, p. 501.

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    Chile
     
    • Tarapacá Region
      • Iquique Province
        • Chanabaya
    		 Walter, F., Bojar, H.-P., Baumgartner, J. (2010): Ammineite, CuCl2(NH3)2 - the first mineral with an ammine complex. 20th General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association - Budapest 21-27.08.2010 (in press).
    Italy
     
    • Campania
      • Naples Province
        • Somma-Vesuvius Complex
    		M. Russo & I. Campostrini (2011): Ammineite, matlockite and post 1944 eruption fumarolic minerals at Vesuvius. Plinius 37, 312.
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