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Calamaite from
Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calamaite
Formula:Na2TiO(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
Na2O18.21 %
K2O0.06 %
Fe2O31.58 %
TiO221.80 %
SO348.25 %
H2O (calc)10.74 %
Total:100.64 %
Empirical formulas:
1Na1.97(Ti0.92Fe3+0.07)Σ0.99Σ2.02O9·2H2O
Sample references:
1Type Specimen
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Römeriteⓘ1 photo of Calamaite associated with Römerite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calamaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1016501
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1016501:4
GUID (UUID V4):d97a2a48-ca93-47c7-b74a-04bc55446457
References
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Report (issue)
Calamaite Na2TiO(SO4)2·2H2O Crystal Data: Orthorhombic. Point Group: 2/m 2/m 2/m. As acicular to hair-like...Powder Pattern: Alcaparrosa mine, Calama, El Loa province, Antofagasta region, Chile. 8.10 (100), 5.04...10.66 100.00 (1) Alcaparrosa mine, Calama, El Loa province, Antofagasta region, Chile; average of 8 electron...Distribution: From the Alcaparrosa mine, Calama, El Loa province, Antofagasta region, Chile. Name: For Calama...commune and Calama city, the capital of El Loa province, where the first specimens were collected. Type
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
including argentotetrahedrite-(Fe), bytízite, calamaite, fluorlamprophyllite, honzaite, katerinopoulosite...Museum, London, Great Britain, from the Moctezuma mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico (29°48′N, 109°40′W)....silver mine, Andreasberg, Harz mountains, Germany (BM57605) and freibergite from Beschert Glück mine, Freiberg...(2018) Calamaite, a new natural titanium sulfate from the Alcaparrosa mine, Calama, Antofagasta region...region, Chile. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30(4), 801–809. Miyawaki, R., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
IMA No. 2016-036 Calamaite Na2TiO(SO4)2·2H2O Alcaparrosa mine, Cerro Alcaparrosa, Calama commune, El...El Loa province, Antofagasta region, Chile (22°38′23″S, 69°9′3″W) Igor V. Pekov*, Oleg I. Siidra, Nikita...Belakovskiy, D.I., Turchkova, A.G. and Möhn, G. (2016) Calamaite, IMA 2016-036. CNMNC 1136 IMA No. 2016-037 Rowleyite...As)O8]6·n[H2O,Na, [Na(NH4,K)9Cl4][V5+,4+ 2 NH4,K,Cl] Rowley mine (125-foot level), Theba, Painted Rock district,...1135–1144. IMA No. 2016-044 Bytízite Cu3SbSe3 At the mine dump of the shaft No. 16 – Háje, near Příbram,
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