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Damaraite

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Damaraite

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Damaraite

Passa Limani Cove slag locality, Passa Limani area, Lavrion slag localities, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

Damaraite

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Damaraite

Passa Limani Cove slag locality, Passa Limani area, Lavrion slag localities, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

Damaraite

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Damaraite

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

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About DamaraiteHide

Damaraland

Damaraland, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia

Formula:

Pb₃Cl(OH)O₂

Colour:

Colourless

Lustre:

Adamantine

Hardness:

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

Named after the Damara sequence which hosts the Kombat deposit

Type Locality:

ⓘ Asis West sector, Kombat Mine (Klein Otavi; Asis), Kombat, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Chemically similar to mendipite.

Classification of DamaraiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Strunz 8th ed.:

3/D.10-40

Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:

3.DC.75

3 : HALIDES
D : Oxyhalides, hydroxyhalides and related double halides
C : With Pb (As,Sb,Bi), without Cu

Dana 8th ed.:

10.5.10.1

10 : OXYHALIDES AND HYDROXYHALIDES
5 : A_m(O,OH)_pX_q

Hey's CIM Ref.:

8.8.6

8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
8 : Halides of Pb

Pronounciation of DamaraiteHide

Pronounciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Debbie Woolf	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of DamaraiteHide

Lustre:

Adamantine

Colour:

Colourless

Streak:

White

Hardness:

3 on Mohs scale

Optical Data of DamaraiteHide

Type:

Biaxial

Dispersion:

r > v strong

Chemical Properties of DamaraiteHide

Formula:

Pb₃Cl(OH)O₂

IMA Formula:

Pb₃O₂(OH)Cl

Elements listed:

Cl, H, O, Pb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of DamaraiteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mm2 - Pyramidal

Space Group:

Pmc2₁

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.813 Å, b = 6.921 Å, c = 15.192 Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.84 : 1 : 2.195

Unit Cell V:

611.201 Å³

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0006899	Damaraite	Krivovichev S V, Burns P C (2001) Crystal chemistry of lead oxide chlorides. I. Crystal structures of synthetic mendipite, Pb3O2Cl2, and synthetic damaraite, Pb3O2(OH)Cl European Journal of Mineralogy 13 801-809		2001		0	293
0014912	Damaraite	Keller P, Lissner F, Schleid T (2001) Damaraite, Pb3O2(OH)Cl: crystal structure and new chemical formula Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 2001 326-336		2001	Kombat mine, Namibia	0	293

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 Crystal chemistry of lead oxide chlorides. I. Crystal structures of
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_chemical_formula_sum 'Pb3 O3 Cl H'
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_cell_length_c 15.141
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 606.706
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      7.730
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Pb1   0.50000   0.70750   0.68030   0.01900
Pb2   0.50000   0.20460   0.62650   0.01800
Pb3   0.50000   0.58660   0.91440   0.02200
Pb4   0.00000   0.53480   0.55420   0.01700
Pb5   0.00000   0.37620   0.78040   0.01800
Pb6   0.00000   0.07370   0.44360   0.01800
O1   0.25200   0.71900   0.00180   0.01700
O2   0.24800   0.46000   0.67220   0.02100
O-H3   0.00000   0.70700   0.82600   0.03000
O-H4   0.50000   0.66400   0.52200   0.03900
Cl1   0.00000  -0.02800   0.65310   0.02600
Cl2   0.50000  -0.05100   0.35160   0.04200
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Pb1 0.02000 0.01600 0.02100 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00200
Pb2 0.02000 0.01500 0.01900 0.00000 0.00000 0.00200
Pb3 0.01900 0.03300 0.01400 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00400
Pb4 0.01800 0.01700 0.01500 0.00000 0.00000 0.00100
Pb5 0.01900 0.02300 0.01400 0.00000 0.00000 0.00300
Pb6 0.02000 0.01600 0.01900 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00100
O1 0.01500 0.02300 0.01300 0.00100 -0.00200 0.00400
O2 0.01900 0.02100 0.02300 -0.00400 -0.00700 0.00400
O-H3 0.02800 0.03600 0.02600 0.00000 0.00000 -0.01400
O-H4 0.04500 0.02600 0.04600 0.00000 0.00000 -0.01700
Cl1 0.02100 0.03300 0.02400 0.00000 0.00000 0.00100
Cl2 0.05600 0.04100 0.03000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00600

Type Occurrence of DamaraiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Asis West sector, Kombat Mine (Klein Otavi; Asis), Kombat, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Synonyms of DamaraiteHide

IMA1989-013

Other Language Names for DamaraiteHide

German:Damarait

Russian:Дамараит

Spanish:Damaraita

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping Hide

3.DC.05	Laurionite	PbCl(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
3.DC.05	Paralaurionite	PbCl(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
3.DC.10	Fiedlerite	Pb₃FCl₄(OH) · H₂O	Mon. 2/m
3.DC.15	Penfieldite	Pb₂Cl₃(OH)	Hex. 6 : P6
3.DC.20	Laurelite	Pb₇F₁₂Cl₂	Hex. 6 : P6
3.DC.25	Bismoclite	BiOCl	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
3.DC.25	Daubréeite	BiO(OH)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
3.DC.25	Matlockite	PbFCl	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
3.DC.25	Rorisite	CaFCl	Tet.
3.DC.25	Zavaritskite	(BiO)F	Tet.
3.DC.25	Zhangpeishanite	BaFCl	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
3.DC.30	Nadorite	PbSbClO₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
3.DC.30	Perite	PbBiClO₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
3.DC.35	Aravaipaite	Pb₃AlF₉ · H₂O	Tric.
3.DC.37	Calcioaravaipaite	PbCa₂AlF₉	Tric. 1
3.DC.40	Thorikosite	Pb₃Cl₂(OH)(SbO₃,AsO₃)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm
3.DC.45	Mereheadite	Pb₄₇Cl₂₅(OH)₁₃O₂₄(CO₃)(BO₃)₂	Mon. m
3.DC.50	Blixite	Pb₈O₅(OH)₂Cl₄	Orth.
3.DC.55	Pinalite	Pb₃WO₅Cl₂	Orth.
3.DC.60	Symesite	Pb₁₀(SO₄)O₇Cl₄ · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
3.DC.65	Ecdemite	Pb₆Cl₄(As₂O₇)	Mon. 2 : P2₁
3.DC.70	Mendipite	Pb₃Cl₂O₂	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
3.DC.80	Onoratoite	Sb₈Cl₂O₁₁	Tric. 1 : P1
3.DC.85	Cotunnite	PbCl₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
3.DC.90	Pseudocotunnite	K₂PbCl₄	Orth.
3.DC.95	Barstowite	Pb₄Cl₆(CO₃) · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping Hide

8.8.1	Abhurite	Sn₂₁Cl₁₆(OH)₁₄O₆	Trig.
8.8.2	Matlockite	PbFCl	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
8.8.3	Laurelite	Pb₇F₁₂Cl₂	Hex. 6 : P6
8.8.4	Cotunnite	PbCl₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
8.8.5	Mendipite	Pb₃Cl₂O₂	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
8.8.7	Laurionite	PbCl(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
8.8.8	Paralaurionite	PbCl(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.8.9	Penfieldite	Pb₂Cl₃(OH)	Hex. 6 : P6
8.8.10	Fiedlerite	Pb₃FCl₄(OH) · H₂O	Mon. 2/m
8.8.11	Blixite	Pb₈O₅(OH)₂Cl₄	Orth.
8.8.12	Pseudocotunnite	K₂PbCl₄	Orth.
8.8.13	Diaboleite	Pb₂CuCl₂(OH)₄	Tet. 4mm : P4mm
8.8.14	Pseudoboleite	Pb₃₁Cu₂₄Cl₆₂(OH)₄₈	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm
8.8.15	Chloroxiphite	Pb₃CuO₂Cl₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.8.17	Bideauxite	Pb₂AgCl₃(F,OH)₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
8.8.18	Boleite	KPb₂₆Ag₉Cu₂₄(OH)₄₈Cl₆₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
8.8.19	Aravaipaite	Pb₃AlF₉ · H₂O	Tric.
8.8.20	Yedlinite	Pb₆Cr³⁺Cl₆(O,OH,H₂O)₈	Trig. 3 : R3
8.8.21	Kolarite	PbTeCl₂	Orth.
8.8.22	Hematophanite	Pb₄Fe₃O₈(OH,Cl)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m)

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References for DamaraiteHide

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Criddle, A. J., Keller, P., Stanley, C. J., Innes, J. (1990): Damaraite, a new lead oxychloride mineral from the Kombat mine, Namibia (South West Africa). Mineralogical Magazine 54, 593-598.

Keller, Paul; Lissner, Falk; Schleid, Thomas (2001): Damaraite, Pb3O2(OH)Cl: crystal structure and new chemical formula. Neues Jahrb. Mineral., Monatsh. 2001, 326-336.

Krivovichev, Sergey V.; Burns, Peter C. (2001): Crystal chemistry of lead oxide chlorides. I. Crystal structures of synthetic mendipite, Pb3O2Cl2, and synthetic damaraite, Pb3O2(OH)Cl. Eur. J. Mineral. 13, 801-809.

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Attica East Attica Lavreotiki ⓘ Lavrion slag localities	Schnorrer-Köhler, G., Standfuss, K. & Standfuss, L. (1992): Damarait - ein Mineralneufund aus den antiken Schlacken von Lavrion/Griechenland. Der Aufschluss, 43, 245-246.

Namibia (TL)
Otjozondjupa Region Grootfontein Kombat Kombat Mine (Klein Otavi; Asis) ⓘ Asis West sector (TL)	Criddle, A. J., Keller, P., Stanley, C. J., Innes, J. (1990): Damaraite, a new lead oxychloride mineral from the Kombat mine, Namibia (South West Africa). Mineralogical Magazine 54, 593-598.

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Damaraite

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Crystallography of DamaraiteHide

Crystal StructureHide

Type Occurrence of DamaraiteHide

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