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Chalcoalumite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Chalcoalumite, etc.

Grandview Mine, Horseshoe Mesa, Grandview Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA

Chalcoalumite

Holbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Chalcoalumite

Viertal Alp, Uttendorf, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria

Chalcoalumite, etc.

Grandview Mine, Horseshoe Mesa, Grandview Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA

Chalcoalumite

Holbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Chalcoalumite

Viertal Alp, Uttendorf, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria

Chalcoalumite, etc.

Grandview Mine, Horseshoe Mesa, Grandview Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA

Chalcoalumite

Holbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

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About ChalcoalumiteHide

Formula:

CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O

Colour:

Turquoise-green, pale blue, bluish-grey; colourless in transmitted light.

Lustre:

Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous, Dull

Hardness:

2½

Specific Gravity:

2.29

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Chalcoalumite Group

Name:

In allusion to its composition, containing copper (CHALC-) and ALUMinum.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Holbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Chalcoalumite Group.

Compare also the chemically similar woodwardite.

A chalcoalumite-related, Sb-bearing mineral is described by Kolitsch et al. (2012). Its X-ray powder diffraction pattern is somewhat similar to that of chalcoalumite. The mineral may contain Sb(OH)₆ groups replacing SO₄ groups in the anionic interlayer.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

961

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:961:8

GUID
(UUID V4):

6eca13f9-80b8-46b8-b09b-90250362d483

IMA Classification of ChalcoalumiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

First published:

1925

Classification of ChalcoalumiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

7.DD.75

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
D : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H₂O
D : With only medium-sized cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra

Dana 8th ed.:

31.3.1.1

31 : HYDRATED SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
3 : (AB)₅(XO₄)Z_q·xH₂O

Hey's CIM Ref.:

25.2.19

25 : Sulphates
2 : Sulphates of Cu and Ag

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Cca	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Ccm	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of ChalcoalumiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous, Dull

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Comment:

Outer layers of structures are vitreous.

Colour:

Turquoise-green, pale blue, bluish-grey; colourless in transmitted light.

Streak:

White

Hardness:

2½ on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Sectile

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
Several perfect probable. {100}

Density:

2.29 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.25 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of ChalcoalumiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.520 n_β = 1.520 n_γ = 1.530

Birefringence:

0.01

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.010

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Low

Dispersion:

relatively strong r

Optical Extinction:

Y = b; Z ∧ c = 22°.

Pleochroism:

Weak

Comments:

X = pale green; Y = colorless; Z = robin's egg blue.

Comments:

2V small.

Chemistry of ChalcoalumiteHide

Mindat Formula:

CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O

Elements listed:

Al, Cu, H, O, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of ChalcoalumiteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2 - Sphenoidal

Space Group:

P2₁

Cell Parameters:

a = 17.09 Å, b = 8.92 Å, c = 10.22 Å
β = 95.88°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 1.916 : 1 : 1.146

Unit Cell V:

1,549.77 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Occurs as rather porous, botryoidal crusts comprised of minute, matted fibers. Relatively large, lath-like crystals coat the outsides of the structures.

Twinning:

Twinning of the laths sometimes apparent with the composition face parallel to the long edge and nearly normal to the flat face. These exhibit re-entrant angles, with symmetrical faces and extinction.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0019969	Chalcoalumite	Hawthorne F C, Cooper M A (2013) The crystal structure of chalcoalumite: mechanisms of Jahn-Teller-driven distortion in [6]Cu2+-containing oxysalts Mineralogical Magazine 77 2901-2912		2013	Bisbee, Arizona, USA	0	293

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 The crystal structure of chalcoalumite: mechanisms of Jahn-Teller-driven
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Cu   0.74871   0.50020   0.49406   1.00000   0.01027
Al1   0.00286   0.32667   0.50357   1.00000   0.00993
Al2   0.49758   0.67520   0.50148   1.00000   0.01061
Al3   0.25324   0.16052   0.49944   1.00000   0.01033
Al4   0.24511  -0.15945   0.49702   1.00000   0.01109
S   0.48868   0.10515   0.74290   1.00000   0.01769
O1   0.58554   0.50007   0.55216   1.00000   0.01160
O2   0.91756   0.49687   0.44494   1.00000   0.01020
O3   0.65339   0.32353   0.44067   1.00000   0.01290
O4   0.85631   0.31444   0.56145   1.00000   0.01360
O5   0.11276   0.19553   0.56067   1.00000   0.01270
O6   0.18188   0.00447   0.43737   1.00000   0.01360
O7   0.64111   0.68906   0.44022   1.00000   0.01150
O8   0.84633   0.67318   0.55416   1.00000   0.01160
O9  -0.10271   0.19348   0.44411   1.00000   0.01270
O10   0.60574   0.80479   0.56145   1.00000   0.01310
O11   0.38867  -0.19697   0.44224   1.00000   0.01320
O12   0.31366  -0.00303   0.55849   1.00000   0.01350
O13   0.52462   0.02155   0.67381   1.00000   0.02290
O14   0.91716   0.49570   0.29136   1.00000   0.03470
O15   0.60893   0.16165   0.78789   1.00000   0.03150
O16   0.40475   0.23331   0.71722   1.00000   0.03090
O17  -0.15408  -0.22030   0.21994   1.00000   0.03130
Wat18   0.72380   0.40460   0.69410   0.69700   0.04730
Wat18A   0.84270   0.26560   0.72170   0.35000   0.06900
Wat18B   0.66120   0.50600   0.70440   0.43600   0.12600
O19  -0.03130   0.01001   0.31308   1.00000   0.03440
H1  -0.24440  -0.22100   0.23400   1.00000   0.10100
H2  -0.12400  -0.32260   0.23200   1.00000   0.09300
H5  -0.04600   0.09930   0.28000   1.00000   0.04500
H6  -0.06300  -0.07500   0.28050   1.00000   0.07900
H7   0.61100   0.49500   0.60890   1.00000   0.04500
H8   0.91300   0.49100   0.38751   1.00000   0.02900
H9   0.65200   0.31300   0.38360   1.00000   0.03300
H10   0.85500   0.32000   0.61900   1.00000   0.04400
H11   0.09700   0.12100   0.60070   1.00000   0.06300
H12   0.12200   0.01000   0.38900   1.00000   0.04500
H13   0.62400   0.70200   0.38320   1.00000   0.02600
H14   0.86200   0.66800   0.61160   1.00000   0.03200
H15  -0.08500   0.12800   0.40030   1.00000   0.05600
H16   0.59000   0.86900   0.60600   1.00000   0.05100
H17   0.40600  -0.13500   0.39720   1.00000   0.05600
H18   0.38200  -0.00500   0.60290   1.00000   0.05900
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Cu 0.00500 0.00812 0.01797 -0.00049 0.00255 -0.00068
Al1 0.00550 0.00930 0.01510 -0.00034 0.00200 -0.00019
Al2 0.00570 0.00910 0.01730 0.00002 0.00222 0.00035
Al3 0.00690 0.00780 0.01650 -0.00023 0.00250 -0.00001
Al4 0.00720 0.00790 0.01870 -0.00053 0.00353 -0.00041
S 0.01837 0.02100 0.01360 -0.00112 0.00114 0.00011
O1 0.00890 0.01020 0.01540 -0.00050 0.00000 0.00020
O2 0.00810 0.01040 0.01210 -0.00060 0.00080 -0.00050
O3 0.00990 0.01310 0.01630 0.00120 0.00440 0.00200
O4 0.01060 0.01350 0.01770 -0.00450 0.00630 -0.00430
O5 0.00950 0.01280 0.01640 0.00170 0.00420 0.00420
O6 0.01070 0.00990 0.01950 -0.00060 -0.00280 -0.00050
O7 0.00890 0.01120 0.01480 -0.00250 0.00320 -0.00190
O8 0.00860 0.01290 0.01390 0.00150 0.00320 0.00200
O9 0.00910 0.01210 0.01760 -0.00210 0.00430 -0.00430
O10 0.00940 0.01250 0.01810 -0.00180 0.00450 -0.00460
O11 0.00840 0.01270 0.01930 0.00230 0.00490 0.00450
O12 0.01020 0.00940 0.02020 -0.00020 -0.00300 0.00040
O13 0.02690 0.02400 0.01840 0.00160 0.00540 -0.00150
O14 0.04560 0.04110 0.01890 0.01750 0.00990 0.00030
O15 0.02620 0.04130 0.02530 -0.00780 -0.00660 -0.00180
O16 0.03190 0.03220 0.02800 0.01240 0.00040 -0.00150
O17 0.02780 0.03170 0.03530 0.00210 0.00770 0.00200
Wat18 0.05300 0.05800 0.03210 -0.02250 0.00920 -0.00710
Wat18A 0.07100 0.09000 0.04400 -0.03300 0.00300 -0.00300
Wat18B 0.07300 0.27000 0.03600 -0.06500 0.01400 -0.01500
O19 0.04440 0.03150 0.02620 -0.00240 -0.00130 0.00200

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
8.502 Å	(100)
7.898 Å	(22)
5.100 Å	(13)
6.71 Å	(9)
6.39 Å	(6)
6.10 Å	(8)
5.45 Å	(8)
5.10 Å	(13)
4.786 Å	(22)
4.57 Å	(9)
4.31 Å	(6)
4.250 Å	(91)
4.178 Å	(23)
3.85 Å	(3)
3.71 Å	(5)
3.50 Å	(6)
3.34 Å	(5)
3.18 Å	(9)
3.06 Å	(9)
2.822 Å	(5)
2.726 Å	(8)
2.633 Å	(8)
2.585 Å	(7)
2.520 Å	(11)

Comments:

ICDD 25-1430. See also ICDD 8-142.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47b : [Sulfates and sulfites]
47d : [Arsenates, antimonates, selenates, bismuthinates]

Type Occurrence of ChalcoalumiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Holbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

General Appearance of Type Material:

Thin crusts.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, number 87005–87008.
Natural History Museum, London, England, number 1961,27.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, numbers 95226, R6326.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Malachite

Limonite

Azurite

Other Language Names for ChalcoalumiteHide

German:Chalcoalumit
Chalkoalumit

Spanish:Chalcoalumita

Relationship of Chalcoalumite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Chalcoalumite Group

Other Members of this group:

Kyrgyzstanite	ZnAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m
Mbobomkulite	(Ni,Cu)Al₄((NO₃)₂,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Nickelalumite	NiAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₃	Mon. 2/m

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

92 photos of Chalcoalumite associated with Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
84 photos of Chalcoalumite associated with Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
71 photos of Chalcoalumite associated with Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
61 photos of Chalcoalumite associated with Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
40 photos of Chalcoalumite associated with Grandviewite	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O
36 photos of Chalcoalumite associated with Cuprite	Cu₂O
29 photos of Chalcoalumite associated with Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
25 photos of Chalcoalumite associated with Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
22 photos of Chalcoalumite associated with Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
20 photos of Chalcoalumite associated with Gibbsite	Al(OH)₃

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

7.DD.	Asagiite	NiCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.05	Felsőbányaite	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
7.DD.07	Llantenesite	Cu₆Al[SeO₄](OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P3 1c
7.DD.10	Langite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. m
7.DD.10	Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O	Mon. m : Pm
7.DD.10	Wroewolfeite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. m : Pm
7.DD.10	Gobelinite	CoCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.DD.10	Fehrite	MgCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.15	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P3 1c
7.DD.15	Kobyashevite	Cu₅(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DD.15	Unnamed (Dimorph of Devilline)	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.20	Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.25	Christelite	Cu₂Zn₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DD.30	Campigliaite	Mn²⁺Cu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2 : B2
7.DD.30	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.30	Orthoserpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
7.DD.30	Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.DD.30	Niedermayrite	CdCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.DD.30	Edwardsite	Cu₃Cd₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.35	Carrboydite	(Ni_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Glaucocerinite	(Zn_1-xAl_x)(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Honessite	(Ni_1-xFe³⁺_x)(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O	Trig.
7.DD.35	Hydrohonessite	(Ni_1-xFe³⁺_x)(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Motukoreaite	Mg₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆][SO₄]₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
7.DD.35	Mountkeithite	[(Mg_1-xFe³⁺_x)(OH)₂][SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Shigaite	Mn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
7.DD.35	Wermlandite	Mg₇Al₂(OH)₁₈[Ca(H₂O)₆][SO₄]₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3c1
7.DD.35	Woodwardite	Cu_1-xAl_x(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
7.DD.35	Zincaluminite	Zn₆Al₆(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₆ · 5H₂O
7.DD.35	Hydrowoodwardite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
7.DD.35	Zincowoodwardite	Zn_1-xAl_x(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O	Trig.
7.DD.35	Natroglaucocerinite	Zn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Nikischerite	Fe²⁺₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
7.DD.40	Isselite	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 5H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
7.DD.40	Lawsonbauerite	(Mn²⁺,Mg)₉Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.40	Torreyite	(Mg,Mn²⁺)₇◻₂Mn²⁺₂Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.45	Mooreite	Mg₉◻₂Mn₂Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₆ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
7.DD.45	Hodgesmithite	(Cu,Zn)₆Zn(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.47	Lahnsteinite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 3H2O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DD.50	Namuwite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.50	Minohlite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 8H₂O	Hex.
7.DD.52	Lauraniite	Cu₆Cd₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₂ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.55	Bechererite	Zn₇Cu(OH)₁₃[(SiO(OH)₃(SO₄)]	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.60	Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m
7.DD.65	Vonbezingite	Ca₆Cu₃(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.70	Redgillite	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.75	Nickelalumite	NiAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₃	Mon. 2/m
7.DD.75	Kyrgyzstanite	ZnAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m
7.DD.80	Guarinoite	Zn₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 5H₂O	Hex.
7.DD.80	Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3
7.DD.80	Thérèsemagnanite	NaCo₄(SO₄)(OH)₆Cl · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.80	UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn	(Zn,Cu)₇(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.85	Montetrisaite	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 2H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Cmc2₁

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Not fluorescent in UV.

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Notes:

Slowly soluble in cold dilute acids, easily soluble in hot acids.
Observed altered to gibbsite.

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References for ChalcoalumiteHide

Reference List:

Larsen, Esper S., Vassar, Helen E. (1925) Chalcoalumite, a new mineral from Bisbee, Arizona. American Mineralogist, 10 (4) 79-83

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.pp.580-581

Williams, S.A. and Khin, B.S. (1971) Chalcoalumite from Bisbee, Arizona. Mineralogical Record: 2: 126-127.

Kolitsch, U. & Brandstätter, F. (2012): 1772) Chalkoalumit, ein Chalkoalumit-ähnliches Mineral, Magnesiochromit, Pyrolusit, Ranciéit und Todorokit vom Magnesitbergbau Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Steiermark. Pp. 169-171 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2012): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LX. Carinthia II, 202./122., 123-180.

Hawthorne, F.C. & Cooper, M.A. (2013): The crystal structure of chalcoalumite: mechanisms of Jahn-Teller-driven distortions in [6]Cu2+-containing oxysalts. Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 2901-2912.

(2023) Chalcoalumite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for ChalcoalumiteHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

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Australia
Queensland City of Mount Isa Gunpowder District Mount Gordon ⓘ Mount Oxide Copper mine	Day et al. (1996)
Tasmania Break O'Day municipality Scamander mining district ⓘ Orieco mine	Bottrill et al. (2008)

Austria
Carinthia Sankt Veit an der Glan District Frauenstein Äußere Wimitz ⓘ No. 1 adit	G. Blass (2001)
Mölbling ⓘ Meiselding	Niedermayr et al. (1995)
ⓘ Barbara adit	Puttner
Spittal an der Drau District Malta Kleinelend glacier ⓘ Copper ore veins	Mikl et al. (2014)
Lower Austria Neunkirchen District Prigglitz Gasteil ⓘ Sandriegel (Gasteil Cu I; copper mine)	Kolitsch et al. (2014)
Salzburg Zell am See District Bramberg am Wildkogel Nasenkopf mountain ⓘ Greinerrinne ?	Brandstätter et al. (2010)
Rauris ⓘ Krumlbach valley	Kolitsch (2014)
Uttendorf ⓘ Viertal Alp (Puderlehen Alp)	U. Kolitsch et al. (2012)
Styria Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District Breitenau am Hochlantsch Hochlantsch ⓘ Breitenau Mine	U.Kolitsch 2011 +1 other reference
Leoben District Kammern im Liesingtal Seiz Wolfsgruben (Wolfgruben) ⓘ Quartz quarry	Kolitsch et al. (2011)
Liezen District Rottenmann Bärndorf ⓘ Prenterwinkelgraben (Bärndorfer Graben)	C.Auer (2013)
Tyrol Imst District Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal ⓘ Krummer See (Krumpsee)	Gröbner et al. (2012)
Kitzbühel District Jochberg Kupferplatte ⓘ Sebastian adit	Kolitsch (2014)

Belgium
Flanders Limburg Dilsen-Stokkem Rotem ⓘ Rotem slag locality	Ottenburgs et al. (1998)
Wallonia Liège Plombières ⓘ Bleyberg zinc and lead smelter slag locality	van Tassel et al. (1979)
Luxembourg Vielsalm Cahay ⓘ Thier des Carrières	BLONDIEAU M. et al. (2017)
ⓘ Salmchâteau	du Ry et al. (1976) +1 other reference
ⓘ Copper-tellurium-mineralization	du Ry et al. (1976) +2 other references
Namur Andenne Seilles ⓘ Sclaigneaux slag locality

Bulgaria
Smolyan Province ⓘ Kechikaya deposit	Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Annual ...

Canada
British Columbia Kamloops Mining Division Cache Creek ⓘ Spatsum claim	Peatfield (n.d.) +1 other reference
Ontario Rainy River District Little Turtle Lake Area ⓘ Port Arthur Mine	Sabina (1991)

Chile
Atacama Copiapó Province Zapallar mining district ⓘ Rajos de California Mine	Samples analysed by Dr. Jochen Schlüter (Hamburg University)
Tarapacá Iquique Province Chanabaya ⓘ Pabellón de Pica	Luigi Mattei specimen
Tamarugal Province Pica Collahuasi mining district ⓘ Copaquire Cu deposit	Samples analysed by Dr. Jochen Schlüter (Hamburg University) +1 other reference

Czech Republic
Karlovy Vary Region ⓘ Jáchymov ore district	Jakub Plasil

France
Brittany Finistère Châteaulin Poullaouen ⓘ La Fonderie slag locality	Germain C. et al. (1990)
Occitanie Aveyron Rodez Pruines Le Kaymar ⓘ La Boule	Lheur (2023)
Gard Le Vigan Alzon ⓘ Valcroze	Georges Favreau collection

Germany
Hesse Kassel Region Hersfeld-Rotenburg Nentershausen Süß Richelsdorf Smelter ⓘ Slag dumps	Weiß (1990)
Lower Saxony Goslar District Clausthal-Zellerfeld Oberschulenberg ⓘ Glücksrad Mine	Schellhorn et al. (1989)
North Rhine-Westphalia Arnsberg Märkischer Kreis Iserlohn Letmathe Helmke quarry nature reserve ⓘ Genna zinc smelter slag locality	Bender et al. (1994)
Siegen-Wittgenstein Hilchenbach Müsen ⓘ Brüche Mine	Matthias Reinhardt (2011)
ⓘ Wildermann Mine	Mineralien-Welt 6/2007
Neunkirchen ⓘ Knappschaftsglück Mine	Henrich (2010)
Siegen Alt-Siegen Achenbach ⓘ Jakobskrone Mine	Reinhardt (1997) +1 other reference
Eiserfeld ⓘ Eisenzecher Zug mine	Wittern (2001)
Gilberg ⓘ Gilberg Mine	Henrich (2010)
Kohlenbach Valley ⓘ Brüderbund Mine	Henrich (2009)
Gosenbach ⓘ Alter Mann Mine	Henrich (2010)
ⓘ Sophie Mine	Henrich & Reinhardt (2008) +1 other reference
Niederschelden ⓘ Alte Buntekuh Mine	Henrich (2010)
Cologne Oberbergischer Kreis Engelskirchen Loope ⓘ Castor Mine ?	Habel et al. (2009)
Rhineland-Palatinate Altenkirchen Betzdorf-Gebhardshain Kausen ⓘ Käusersteimel Mine	Wittern (2001)
Daaden-Herdorf Herdorf ⓘ Wolf Mine	Reinhardt & Henrich (2005) +1 other reference
Kirchen (Sieg) Brachbach ⓘ Breimehl Mine	Henrich (2010)
ⓘ Vereinigtes Reff Mine	Henrich (2010)
Wissen Mittelhof Steckenstein ⓘ Friedrich Mine	Henrich (2010)
Rhein-Lahn-Kreis Lahnstein Friedrichssegen ⓘ Friedrichssegen Mine	Lapis 38 (5) +1 other reference
Saxony-Anhalt Harz Harzgerode Straßberg ⓘ Neuhaus Stolberg mine	Gröbner et al. (2011)
Saxony Erzgebirgskreis Annaberg-Buchholz Kleinrückerswalde ⓘ Uranus Mine	Möhn et al. (10/2020)
Königswalde ⓘ St Briccius Mine	Gröbner J. et al. (2006)
ⓘ Schneeberg	Lapis 30 (7/8)

Greece
Attica East Attica Lavreotiki Lavrion Mining District Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza) Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines) ⓘ Hilarion Mine	Wendel (2000) +1 other reference
Mercati mines ⓘ Christiana Mine
ⓘ Christiana Mine No. 132	Gröbner (2001)

Italy
Liguria Genoa Ne ⓘ Monte Bardeneto-Monte Capra Prospect	analysed by Dr. Anthony Kampf
Sestri Levante ⓘ Libiola Mine	Palenzona et al. (1988)
Piedmont Alessandria Province Voltaggio ⓘ Biccia Mine	Piccoli et al. (2007)
Metropolitan City of Turin Tavagnasco ⓘ Tavagnasco Mines	Ciriotti et al. (2019)
Sardinia Nuoro Province Gadoni ⓘ Funtana Raminosa Mine	Ciriotti et al. (2007)
South Sardinia Province Villaputzu ⓘ Baccu Locci Mine	Campostrini et al. (1999) +1 other reference
Tuscany Grosseto Province Massa Marittima Prata ⓘ Cretaio	Bardi et al. (2017) +1 other reference
ⓘ Serrabottini	Sabelli C. et al. (GR)
Veneto Vicenza Province Torrebelvicino Mercanti Valley ⓘ Monte Trisa Mines	Domenico Saccardo (2019)
ⓘ Veneziana gallery (Veneziana mine)	Domenico Saccardo (2019)

Japan
Hyogo Prefecture Taka District Kami-ku ⓘ Kabasaka mine (Kabazaka mine)	Matsubara et al. (2006)
Niigata Prefecture Higashikambara District Aga ⓘ Mikawa mine	Kojiro (1999)

Lebanon
South Governorate Jezzine District ⓘ Bhanine Valley ?	Kruszewski et al. (South Lebanon)

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Jawor County Gmina Bolków Radzimowice Stara Góra deposit ⓘ Wilhelm Mine	Siuda (2001)

Portugal
Beja Barrancos Barrancos ⓘ Minancos Mine	Pedro Alves collection and analytical ...

Romania
Caraş-Severin County Moldova Nouă ⓘ Moldova Nouă Mine	www.minerals-of-the-carpathians
Harghita County ⓘ Bălan	Editor:Szakáll

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Banská Bystrica District Ľubietová ⓘ Svätodušná deposit	Sejkora (1993)
Revúca District ⓘ Nandraž	Ďuda et al. (2012)

South Africa
Mpumalanga Ehlanzeni District Municipality Mbombela Local Municipality Mbombela ⓘ Mbobo Mkulu Cave	Martini (1997)
ⓘ Transvaal	Cairncross et al. (1995)

Spain
Andalusia Almería Cuevas del Almanzora ⓘ Golosina mine	Calvo Rebollar et al. (2022)
Sierra Almagrera Jaroso Ravine ⓘ La Estrella mine	Valladares et al. (2021)
ⓘ Rescatada mine	Valladares et al. (2021)
Catalonia Barcelona Vallès Occidental-Baix Llobregat Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol ⓘ Berta quarry and mine	Mineralogistes de Catalunya (2/3)

Sweden
Norrbotten County Gällivare ⓘ Aitik Mine	Natural History Museum
Kiruna Kiruna Town Mining District ⓘ Viscaria Mine
Värmland County Sunne ⓘ Källargruvan	Persson (2006)
Västmanland County Skinnskatteberg Riddarhyttan ⓘ Sjögruvan	Mineralogical Society of America - ...

Switzerland
Valais Sierre Anniviers Saint-Luc ⓘ Les Moulins Mine	Ansermet (2012)

UK
England Cornwall St Agnes ⓘ Hanover Cove (Vugga Hayle)	Ansermet (2007)
Porthtowan ⓘ Wheal Charlotte (Great Wheal Charlotte)	The Russel Society
St Hilary ⓘ Penberthy Croft Mine	Golley et al. (1995) +1 other reference
Devon West Devon Gulworthy ⓘ New East Wheal Russell (South Wheal Crebor)	Braithwaite et al. (1982)
Wales Ceredigion Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn Pontrhydygroes ⓘ Frongoch Mine (Bron-y-Goch Mine; Llawynwnwch Mine) ?	Camm (1993) +1 other reference
Gwynedd Beddgelert ⓘ Britannia Mine	Bevins et al. (1985)
Llanelltyd Vigra Mine ⓘ Trial level	Day (1999)

USA
Arizona Cochise County ⓘ Bisbee	Min.Rec.: 12: 299 +4 other references
ⓘ Lavender Pit	King (n.d.)
Queen Hill ⓘ Copper Queen Mine	Palache et al. (1951)
ⓘ Czar Mine	King (n.d.)
ⓘ Holbrook Mine (TL)	Richard Graeme personal communications. +2 other references
Sacramento Hill ⓘ Sacramento Pit	Williams (1971) +1 other reference
Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District) Courtland Casey Hill ⓘ Last Chance Mine (1907 Mine)	Luetcke (n.d.)
Great Western Group ⓘ Mary Mine	Luetcke (n.d.)
ⓘ Maid of Sunshine Mine	Luetcke (n.d.)
Coconino County Grandview Mining District Horseshoe Mesa ⓘ Grandview Mine	Leicht (1971) +1 other reference
Gila County Banner Mining District Hayden area Chilito ⓘ 79 Mine
Yavapai County Black Hills (Black Hill Range) Verde Mining District Jerome ⓘ United Verde Mine	Luetcke (n.d.)
Colorado San Juan County Animas Mining District Silverton Round Mountain ⓘ Titusville Mine (Columbia; Mighty Monarch)	Eckel et al. (1997)
Nevada Churchill County Table Mountain Mining District Cottonwood Canyon Bolivia ⓘ Lovelock Mine	Castor et al. (2004)
ⓘ Nickel mine (Bell Nickel; Cottonwood Canyon Nickel Mine; London and Liverpool Mines)	Thorne (n.d.)
New Jersey Sussex County Ogdensburg Sterling Hill ⓘ Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine)	Peter Chin
ⓘ Sterling Mine	Peter Chin
New Mexico Socorro County Magdalena Mining District ⓘ Hardscrabble Mine	Virgil Lueth
Utah San Juan County Red Canyon Mining District ⓘ Posey Mine	Thorne (n.d.)
White Canyon Mining District ⓘ Jomac Mine ?	Anatoly Kasatkin analyses
Tooele County Ophir Mining District Ophir ⓘ Ophir Hill Consolidated Mine	Rocks & Minerals 83:1 pp 52-62

Chalcoalumite

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