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Mcalpineite

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Centennial Eureka Mine (Blue Rock), Tintic District, East Tintic Mts, Juab Co., Utah, USA
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Formula:
Cu
 
3
(Te
6+
 
O
 
6
) · H
 
2
O
System:IsometricLustre:Adamantine
Hardness:3
Name:For the mine at the type locality.
This page provides mineralogical data about Mcalpineite.

Classification of Mcalpineite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/K.15-15
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:7.DE.55

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
D : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O
E : With only medium-sized cations; unclassified
Dana 7th edition ID:33.2.5.1
Dana 8th edition ID:33.2.5.1

33 : SELENATES AND TELLURATES
2 : (AB)m(XO6)·xH2O, where x can equal zero
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Type Occurrence of Mcalpineite

Type Locality:Mcalpine Mine, Coulterville, Tuolumne Co., California, USA
Year of Discovery:1994

Physical Properties of Mcalpineite

Lustre:Adamantine
Hardness (Mohs):3

Crystallography of Mcalpineite

Crystal System:Isometric
Cell Parameters:a = 9.55Å
Unit Cell Volume:V 870.98 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Mcalpineite

Type:Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Mcalpineite

Formula:
Cu
 
3
(Te
6+
 
O
 
6
) · H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Cu, H, O, Te
All elements listed in formula:Cu, H, O, Te
Common Impurities:Pb,Ni,Si

Relationship of Mcalpineite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

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7.DE.05Mangazeite
Al
 
2
(SO
 
4
)(OH)
 
4
 · 3H
 
2
O
7.DE.10Carbonatecyanotrichite
Cu
 
4
Al
 
2
(CO
 
3
,SO
 
4
)(OH)
 
12
 · 2H
 
2
O
7.DE.10Cyanotrichite
Cu
 
4
Al
 
2
(SO
 
4
)(OH)
 
12
 · 2H
 
2
O
7.DE.10UKI-1975-(SO:AlCu)
(Cu, Al, SO
 
4
, H
 
2
O)
7.DE.15Schwertmannite
Fe
3+
16
(OH,SO
 
4
)
 
12-13
O
 
16
 · 10-12H
 
2
O
7.DE.20Tlalocite
Cu
 
10
Zn
 
6
(Te
6+
 
O
 
4
)
 
2
(Te
4+
 
O
 
3
)(OH)
 
25
Cl · 27H
 
2
O
7.DE.25Utahite
Cu
 
5
Zn
 
3
(TeO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH)
 
8
 · 7H
 
2
O
7.DE.35Coquandite
(SbO)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)O
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
7.DE.40Osakaite
Zn
 
4
(SO
 
4
)(OH)
 
6
 · 5H
 
2
O
7.DE.45Wilcoxite
MgAl(SO
 
4
)
 
2
F · 18H
 
2
O
7.DE.50Stanleyite
(V
4+
 
O)(SO
 
4
) · 6H
 
2
O
7.DE.60Hydrobasaluminite
Al
 
4
(SO
 
4
)(OH)
 
10
 · 12-36H
 
2
O
7.DE.62Volaschioite
Fe
 
4
(SO
 
4
)O
 
2
(OH)
 
6
 · 2H
 
2
O
7.DE.65Zaherite
Al
 
12
(SO
 
4
)
 
5
(OH)
 
26
 · 20H
 
2
O
7.DE.70Lautenthalite
PbCu
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
 · 3H
 
2
O
7.DE.75Camerolaite
Cu
 
4
Al
 
2
(HSbO
 
4
,SO
 
4
)(CO
 
3
)(OH)
 
10
 · 2H
 
2
O

Other Names for Mcalpineite

Synonyms:
IMA1992-025
Other Languages:
German:Mcalpineit
Spanish:Mcalpineita

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 Mcalpineite

Reference List:

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Mineralogical Magazine (1994): 58: 417-424.

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    • Localities for Mcalpineite

    The map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Italy
     
    • Liguria
      • Genova Province
        • Ne
          • Graveglia Valley
            • Reppia
    		Basso Riccardo, Cabella Roberto, Lucchetti Gabriella, Martinelli Alberto: AN INVESTIGATION ON MCALPINEITE FROM THE GAMBATESA AND THE EUREKA MINES. Geoitalia - FIST 2005, Poster 37-32 Pannello 29
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Kinki region
        • Wakayama prefecture
          • Iwade city
    		Fujiwara et al (2002) Koubutsu-Gakkai Kou'en-Youshi, 34.
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Cochise Co.
        • Huachuca Mts
          • Hartford District (Huachuca Mountains District)
            • Carr Canyon
    		"The Accidental Pocket" talk presented by Robert E. Walstrom at 2012 NCMA meeting.
    • California
      • San Bernardino Co.
        • Baker
          • Otto Mountain
    		EDS confirmed by Bob Housley.
    Collected by and in the collections of Brent Thorne and Bob Housley. EDS analyzed by Bob Housley.
      • Tuolumne Co.
        • Coulterville
    		MM 58 (1994), 417; NM 90-94 (1997); Mineralogical Record (1996) 27:115-120
    • Utah
      • Juab Co.
        • East Tintic Mts
          • Tintic District
    		Canadian Mineralogist; February 1996; v. 34; no. 1; p. 49-54
    Collected by Brent Thorne
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