Lindackerite
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About Lindackerite
Formula:
CuCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9H2O
Colour:
Apple-green; light green to colourless in transmitted light
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
2 - 2½
Specific Gravity:
3.35
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named in honor of Joseph Lindacker (23 April 1823, Cheb, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic) - 17 September 1891, Cheb, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)), pharmacist-chemist, worked with Josef Vogl (voglite) to analyze Jáchymov minerals. He was the first to analyzed this material.
Lindackerite Group.
A secondary mineral occurring in the oxidized zones of some arsenic-bearing copper deposits.
A secondary mineral occurring in the oxidized zones of some arsenic-bearing copper deposits.
Classification of Lindackerite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
First Published:
1853
7/C.06-50
8.CE.30
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O
E : With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O about 1:2.5
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O
E : With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O about 1:2.5
39.2.6.1
39 : HYDRATED ACID PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES
2 : (AB)5[HXO4]2[XO4]2.xH2O
39 : HYDRATED ACID PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES
2 : (AB)5[HXO4]2[XO4]2.xH2O
20.1.11
20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
1 : Arsenates of Cu
20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
1 : Arsenates of Cu
Physical Properties of Lindackerite
Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent
Colour:
Apple-green; light green to colourless in transmitted light
Streak:
Pale green to white
Hardness:
2 - 2½ on Mohs scale
Cleavage:
Perfect
On {010}, perfect.
On {010}, perfect.
Fracture:
Conchoidal
Density:
3.35 g/cm3 (Measured) 3.37 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Lindackerite
Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.626 - 1.632 nβ = 1.662 nγ = 1.725 - 1.728
2V:
Measured: 74° to 74°, Calculated: 72° to 73°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.099

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Dispersion:
r > v
Pleochroism:
Weak
Comments:
X = Y = Colourless
Z = Green
Z = Green
Chemical Properties of Lindackerite
Formula:
CuCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9H2O
IMA Formula:
Cu5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2 · 9H2O
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Lindackerite
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Class (H-M):
1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:
P1
Cell Parameters:
a = 8.035 Å, b = 10.368 Å, c = 6.453 Å
α = 79.6°, β = 84.83°, γ = 86.7°
α = 79.6°, β = 84.83°, γ = 86.7°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.775 : 1 : 0.622
Unit Cell V:
526.13 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
1
Morphology:
Crystals lathlike, exhibiting {010}, {001}, and {101}; rosette-like aggregates and crusts.
Comment:
Class either 1 or 1; Space Group either P1 or P1..
Type Occurrence of Lindackerite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
National School of Mines, Paris, France.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Vogl, J.F., Haidinger, W. (1853) Lindackerit, eine neue Mineralspecies, und Lavendulan von Joachimsthal, nebst Bemerkungen über die Erzführung der Gänge. Jahrbuch der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt: 4: 552-557.
Synonyms of Lindackerite
Other Language Names for Lindackerite
Relationship of Lindackerite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Hloušekite | (Ni,Co)Cu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·9H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Pradetite | CoCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Veselovskýite | ZnCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lavendulan | 3 photos of Lindackerite associated with Lavendulan on mindat.org. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
8.CE.X | Babánekite | Cu3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CE.05 | Chudobaite | (Mg,Zn)5(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 10H2O | Tric. |
8.CE.05 | Geigerite | Mn2+5(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 10H2O | Tric. |
8.CE.10 | Newberyite | Mg(HPO4) · 3H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
8.CE.15 | Brassite | Mg(HAsO4) · 4H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
8.CE.20 | Phosphorrösslerite | Mg(HPO4) · 7H2O | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
8.CE.20 | Rößlerite | Mg(HAsO4) · 7H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
8.CE.25 | Metaswitzerite | Mn2+3(PO4)2 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
8.CE.25 | Switzerite | (Mn,Fe)3(PO4)2 · 7H2O | Mon. |
8.CE.30 | Ondrušite | CaCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 10H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CE.30 | Veselovskýite | ZnCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CE.30 | Pradetite | CoCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CE.30 | Klajite | MnCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9-10H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CE.35 | Bobierrite | Mg3(PO4)2 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
8.CE.40 | Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CE.40 | Arupite | Ni3(PO4)2 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CE.40 | Barićite | (Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CE.40 | Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CE.40 | Ferrisymplesite | Fe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O | |
8.CE.40 | Hörnesite | Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CE.40 | Köttigite | Zn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CE.40 | Manganohörnesite | (Mn,Mg)3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
8.CE.40 | Parasymplesite | Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CE.40 | Vivianite | Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CE.40 | Pakhomovskyite | Co3(PO4)2 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CE.45 | Symplesite | Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CE.50 | Cattiite | Mg3(PO4)2 · 22H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CE.55 | Koninckite | Fe3+PO4 · 3H2O | Tet. |
8.CE.60 | Kaňkite | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O | Mon. |
8.CE.65 | Steigerite | Al(VO4) · 3H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
8.CE.70 | Metaschoderite | Al2(PO4)(VO4) · 6H2O | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
8.CE.70 | Schoderite | Al2(PO4)(VO4) · 8H2O | Mon. |
8.CE.75 | Malhmoodite | FeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O | Mon. |
8.CE.75 | Zigrasite | MgZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CE.75 | Unnamed (Ca-analogue of Zigrasite) | CaZr[PO4]2 · 4H2O | Tric. |
8.CE.80 | Santabarbaraite | Fe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O | Amor. |
8.CE.85 | Metaköttigite | (Zn,Fe,Fe)3(AsO4)2 · 8(H2O,OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
39.2.6.1 | Chudobaite | (Mg,Zn)5(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 10H2O | Tric. |
39.2.6.2 | Geigerite | Mn2+5(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 10H2O | Tric. |
39.2.6.4 | Veselovskýite | ZnCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
39.2.6.5 | Pradetite | CoCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
39.2.6.6 | Ondrušite | CaCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 10H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
20.1.1 | Lammerite | Cu3(AsO4)2 | Mon. |
20.1.2 | Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
20.1.3 | Clinoclase | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
20.1.4 | Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
20.1.5 | Cornubite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
20.1.6 | Chlorotile (of Frenzel) | ||
20.1.7 | Geminite | Cu(HAsO4) · H2O | Tric. |
20.1.8 | Euchroite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) · 3H2O | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21 |
20.1.9 | Strashimirite | Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O | Mon. |
20.1.10 | Arhbarite | Cu2Mg(AsO4)(OH)3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
20.1.12 | Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21 |
20.1.13 | Liroconite | Cu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m |
20.1.14 | Ceruleite | Cu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 · 11.5H2O | Tric. |
20.1.15 | Chenevixite | Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
20.1.16 | Arthurite | CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O | Mon. |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Lindackerite
Reference List:
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Vogl, J.F., Haidinger, W. (1853) Lindackerit, eine neue Mineralspecies, und Lavendulan von Joachimsthal, nebst Bemerkungen über die Erzführung der Gänge. Jahrbuch der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt: 4: 552-557.
Larsen, E.S. (1921) The Microscopic Determination of the Nonopaque Minerals, First edition, USGS Bulletin 679: 101.
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.: 1007-1008.
C. Guillemin (1956) Contribution a la minéralogie des arséniates, phosphates et vanadates de cuivre. I. Arséniates de cuivre. Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie: 79: 7-95.
Fleischer, M. (1957) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 42: 117-124.
Sarp, H. and Dominik, B. (1995) Redéfinition de la lindackerite: sa formule chimique, ses données cristallographiques et optiques. [Redefinition of lindackerite: New chemical formula and new crystallographic and optical data]. Archives des Sciences, Genève: 48(3): 239-250. (in French, with English abstract).
Jambor, J.L., Grew, E.S., Roberts, A.C. (1996) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 81: 1513-1518.
Hybler, Jií, Petr Ondruš, Ivana Císaová, Václav Petíek, František Veselovský (2003) Crystal structure of lindackerite, (Cu,Co,Ni)Cu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·9 H2O from Jáchymov, Czech Republic. European Journal of Mineralogy: 15: 1035-1042.
Jambor, J.L., Roberts, A.C. (2004) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 89: 1826-1834.
Internet Links for Lindackerite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-2404.html
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Localities for Lindackerite
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria | |
| A. Strasser: Die MInerale Salzburgs (1989) |
Niedermayr, G. & Wittern, A. (2009): Mineralreiches Österreich - Tirol, Salzburg, Vorarlberg. Bode Verlag, Haltern, 144 pp. | |
Czech Republic (TL) | |
| 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: 1008; Lapis 2002 (7/8), 54; Sarp, H. and Dominik, B. (1995): Redéfinition de la lindackerite: sa formule chimique, ses données cristallographiques et optiques. Archs. Sci. Genève 48 (3), 239-250. |
Lapis 2002(7/8), 54 | |
France | |
| Le Règne Minéral, Hors série (3), 36-54 |
Germany | |
| Blaß, G., Kolitsch, U. and Draxler, V. (2016): Weitere Neubestimmungen von der Grube Clara in Wolfach, Schwarzwald: Lindackerit, Hloušekit und Metaheinrichit. Mineralien-Welt 27 (1), 56-58. (in German) |
Iran | |
| Bariand, P., Bachet, B., Brassy, C., Medenbach, O., Deliens, M., Vautier, R., & Piret, P. (1993) A New Uranium Mineral from the Talmessi Mine, Iran, and Rabejac, France. Mineralogical Record: 24: 463-467 |
Italy | |
| Jason Evans Collection |
USA | |
| NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada |
Jáchymov, Jáchymov District, Krušné Hory Mts, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic