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Chlorotile (of Frenzel)

Synonym of:Agardite, Mixite


A generic term for any of the agardite series species including mixite. Antiquated - should be dropped from use.
First used for material from Rappold Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.

Classification of Chlorotile (of Frenzel)

Hey's CIM Ref.:20.1.6

20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
1 : Arsenates of Cu
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Relationship of Chlorotile (of Frenzel) to other Species

Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
20.1.1Lammerite
Cu
 
3
[AsO
 
4
]
 
2
20.1.2Olivenite
Cu
 
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
]
20.1.3Clinoclase
Cu
 
3
[(OH)
 
3
|AsO
 
4
]
20.1.4Cornwallite
Cu
 
5
[(OH)
 
2
|AsO
 
4
]
 
2
20.1.5Cornubite
Cu
 
5
[(OH)
 
2
|AsO
 
4
]
 
2
20.1.7Geminite
Cu
 
2
[As
 
2
O
 
7
] · 3H
 
2
O
20.1.8Euchroite
Cu
 
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
] · 3H
 
2
O
20.1.9Strashimirite
Cu
 
8
[OH|AsO
 
4
]
 
4
 · 5H
 
2
O
20.1.10Arhbarite
Cu
 
2
Mg[(OH)
 
3
|AsO
 
4
]
20.1.11Lindackerite
CuCu
 
4
[HAsO
 
4
|AsO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 8-9H
 
2
O
20.1.12Conichalcite
CaCu[OH|AsO
 
4
]
20.1.13Liroconite
Cu
 
2
Al[(OH)
 
4
|AsO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
20.1.14Céruléite
Cu
 
2
Al
 
7
[(OH)
 
13
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
4
] · 11.5H
 
2
O
20.1.15Chenevixite
Cu
 
2
Fe
3+
2
[(OH)
 
2
|AsO
 
4
]
 
2
20.1.16Arthurite
CuFe
3+
2
[(OH,O)|(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
,SO
 
4
)]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O

Other Information

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References for Chlorotile (of Frenzel)

Reference List:Frenzel (1875) Mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen, Vienna: 42.

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.: 943, 944.

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    Localities for Chlorotile (of Frenzel)

    (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.
    Germany
     
    • Saxony
      • Erzgebirge
        • Schneeberg District
          • Neustädtel
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
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