Botallackite from
Sounion Mine No. 19 ("Chloridstollen"), Sounion Mines, Sounion area, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Botallackite | |
| Formula: | Cu2(OH)3Cl | |
| Comments: | See kapellasite. Initially all crystals of similar chemical composition from this mine were labeled as botallackite, but later it was discovered that they were actually a new mineral: kapellasite. Since its discovery all analyses showed that the crystals considered to be botallackite were actually kapellasite. However on a specimen discovered by Mr. Heinz Fabritz some crystals resembling well crystallized kapellasite were analyzed and found to be true botallackite with a distinguishing Zn:Cu ratio of 1:9, which is nowhere near that necessary to for kapellasite (1:3). | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD SEM-EDS | |
| References | ||
| References: | J. Gröbner und U. Kolitsch (2002): Neufunde von Laurion aus den Jahren 2001 und 2002. Aufschluss 53 (5-6), 363-371. | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Atacamite | ⓘ1 photo of Botallackite associated with Atacamite at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Botallackite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sounion Mine No. 19 ("Chloridstollen"), Sounion Mines, Sounion area, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Botallackite | ||
| 6.4km (4.0 miles) | ⓘEsperanza Mine, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece | |
Sounion Mine No. 19, Sounion Mines, Sounion area, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece