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Chillagite

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Teresita Mine, Sant Fost de Campsentelles, Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Formula:
Pb[(Mo,W)O
 
4
]
Name:Named for type locality
A variety of Wulfenite

Tungsten-rich variety of wulfenite (compare also Stolzite-Wulfenite Series). It was proposed as a new mineral, but is considered a structural variant of wulfenite (unlike wulfenite, it crystallises in space group I4 due to W-Mo ordering; Jury et al., 2001). However, the ordering has been convincingly questioned later on.

Originally described from Christmas Gift Mine, Chillagoe, Chillagoe-Herberton District, Queensland, Australia.

Classification of Chillagite

IMA status:Discredited
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Chemical Properties of Chillagite

Formula:
Pb[(Mo,W)O
 
4
]
Essential elements:Mo, O, Pb
All elements listed in formula:Mo, O, Pb, W

Other Names for Chillagite

Synonyms:
Lionite (of Krantz)Lyonite
Other Languages:
German:Chillagit
Lionit
Lyonit
Spanish:Chillagita
Lyonita

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 Chillagite

Reference List:Ullman, A.T.(1912): "A new mineral", Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales: 46: 186.

Smith, C.D. and Cotton, L.A. (1912), "Some crystal measurements of chillagite", Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 46, 207-219.

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 1081, 1084, 1085.

Jury, C.M., P. Leverett, P.A. Williams, I.R. Plimer and D.E. Hibbs (2001), "Mineralogical note: The Status of "Chillagite", Australian Journal of Mineralogy 7, 39.

Crane, M., R.L. Frost, P.A. Williams and J.T. Klopprogge (2002), "Raman spectroscopy of the molybdate minerals chillagite (tungstenian wulfenite-I4), stolzite, scheelite, wolframite and wulfenite", Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 33, 62-66.

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    Localities for Chillagite

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    Australia
     
    • Queensland
      • Chillagoe-Herberton District
        • Chillagoe
    		Ullman, A.T. (1912):"A new mineral", Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 46, 186; Smith, C.D. & Cotton, L.A. (1912): "Some crystal measurements of chillagite", Journal & Proceedingsof the Royal Society of NSW, 46, 207-219.
    Namibia
     
    • Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region
    		www.tsumeb.com/tsumeb/index.shtml
    Gebhard, G. (1999): Tsumeb II. A Unique Mineral Locality. GG Publishing, Grossenseifen, Germany
    Spain
     
    • Catalonia
      • Barcelona
        • Vallès Oriental
          • Sant Fost de Campsentelles
    		Jordi Fabre
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