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Calumetite Mineral Data
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General Calumetite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu(OH,Cl)2•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 152.04 gm |
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Copper 41.80 % Cu 52.32 % CuO |
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Hydrogen 3.31 % H 29.62 % H2O |
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Chlorine 23.32 % Cl 23.32 % Cl |
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Cl -5.26 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 31.57 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu(OH)Cl•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1963 |
| Locality: |
Centennial mine, Calumet, Houghton County. Michigan, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
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Calumetite Image |
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Calumetite Crystallography
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| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic Space Group: Unk |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 7.5(1), 2.481(0.8), 3.02(0.6), |
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Physical Properties of Calumetite
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| Cleavage: |
{001} Perfect |
| Color: |
Azure blue, Powder blue, Bluish white. |
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
| Habit: |
Scaly - Morphology like fish scales. |
| Habit: |
Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates. |
| Habit: |
Wheat Sheaf - Bundle shaped aggregates resembling wheat sheafs after hand reaping wheat. |
| Hardness: |
2 - Gypsum |
| Luster: |
Pearly |
| Streak: |
blue |
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Optical Properties of Calumetite
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?), a=1.666, b=1.69, g=1.69, bire=0.0240, 2V(Calc)=0, 2V(Meas)=2. |
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Calculated Properties of Calumetite
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.000156509
Boson Index = 0.999843491 |
| Photoelectric: |
PECalumetite = 19.45 barns/electron
U=PECalumetite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Calumetite is Not Radioactive |
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Calumetite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
06.02.05.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl |
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(06.02)where X++ (OH)2 |
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(06.02.05)Dana Group |
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06.02.05.01 Calumetite Cu(OH,Cl)2•2(H2O) Unk Ortho |
| Strunz Class: |
03.DA.40 03 - HALIDES |
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03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides |
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03.DA -With Cu, etc., without Pb |
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03.DA.40 Calumetite Cu(OH,Cl)2•2(H2O) Unk Ortho |
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03.DA.40 Anthonyite Cu(OH,Cl)2•3(H2O) Unk. Mono |
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Other Calumetite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Calumetite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
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Calumetite
Cu(OH,Cl)2•2(H2O)
Dana No: 06.02.05.01 Strunz No: 03.DA.40
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