Chalcophyllite Mineral Data

General Chalcophyllite Information

Chemical Formula:

Cu++18Al2(AsO4)3(SO4)3(OH)27•33(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 3,010.49 gm

Aluminum 1.79 % Al 3.39 % Al₂O₃

Copper 37.99 % Cu 42.78 % Cu₂O

Arsenic 7.47 % As 11.45 % As₂O₅

Hydrogen 3.31 % H 29.62 % H₂O

Sulfur 3.20 % S 7.98 % SO₃

Oxygen 46.24 % O

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100.00 % 95.22 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₃(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₇•36(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1847

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

From the Greek, "copper" and fyllon, "leaf."

Name Pronunciation:

Chalcophyllite

Synonym:

ICSD 100289

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Chalcophyllite Image

Images:

Chalcophyllite

Comments: Altered rhyolite vug lined with chalcophyllite crystals. The largest crystal is 0.5 cm across and several have the perfect "stop sign" hexagon form.
Location: Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, USA. Scale: Picture size 2 cm.
© John Veevaert

Chalcophyllite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:5.3389

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.77, c = 57.5, Z = 3; V = 5,776.04 Den(Calc)= 2.60

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral H-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.59(1), 4.79(1), 9.54(1),

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Physical Properties of Chalcophyllite

Cleavage:

{0001} Perfect

Color:

Emerald green, Bluish green, Grass green.

Density:

2.4 - 2.66, Average = 2.53

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to translucent

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Massive - Lamellar - Distinctly foliated fine-grained forms.

Habit:

Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Streak:

pale green

Optical Properties of Chalcophyllite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.05 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2286,KPDmeas= 0.2349,KC= 0.2405
Ncalc = 1.58 - 1.64

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.552-1.575, w=1.618-1.632, bire=0.0570-0.0660.

Calculated Properties of Chalcophyllite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.50 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Chalcophyllite =2.53 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0004665649
Boson Index = 0.9995334351

Photoelectric:

PE_{Chalcophyllite}= 21.40 barns/electron
U=PE_{Chalcophyllite} x rElectron Density= 53.59 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Chalcophyllite is Not Radioactive

Chalcophyllite Classification

Dana Class:

43.05.14.01 (43)Compound Phosphates, etc.

(43.05)(Hydrated Compound Anions With Hydroxyl or Halogen)

(43.05.14)Dana Group

43.05.14.01 Chalcophyllite Cu18Al2(AsO4)3(SO4)3(OH)27•33(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.DF.30 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.D - Phosphates, etc

08.DF -With only medium-sized cations, (OH,etc.):RO4 > 3:1

08.DF.30 Chalcophyllite Cu18Al2(AsO4)3(SO4)3(OH)27•33(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

Other Chalcophyllite Information

References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Chalcophyllite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - EUROmin Project
5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - Philatelic Mineralogy
15 - QUT Mineral Atlas
16 - Ruff.Info
17 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Chalcophyllite

Cu++18Al2(AsO4)3(SO4)3(OH)27•33(H2O)
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