Callaghanite Mineral Data

Callaghanite Mineral Data

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General Callaghanite Information

Chemical Formula:

Cu2Mg2(CO3)(OH)6·2(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 373.79 gm

Magnesium 13.00 % Mg 21.57 % MgO

Copper 34.00 % Cu 42.56 % CuO

Hydrogen 2.70 % H 24.10 % H₂O

Carbon 3.21 % C 11.77 % CO₂

Oxygen 47.08 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Cu₂Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₆·2(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1954

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 28268

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Callaghanite Image

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Callaghanite

Comments: Blue crystals of callaghanite on matrix.
Location: Gabbs, Nevada, USA. Scale: Picture size 4 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Callaghanite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.8525:1:0.6983

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.06, b = 11.8, c = 8.24, Z = 4; beta = 107.3° V = 933.90 Den(Calc)= 2.66

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 6.17(1), 7.45(1), 3.87(0.9),

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Brunton G D , American Mineralogist , 58 (1973) p.965-965, Refinement of the callaghanite structure

Physical Properties of Callaghanite

Cleavage:

[111] Perfect, [111] Perfect

Color:

Azure, Violet blue.

Density:

2.71

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Hardness:

3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Callaghanite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.047 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.067 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2371,KPDmeas= 0.2327,KC= 0.2223

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.559, b=1.653, g=1.68, bire=0.1210, 2V(Calc)=52, 2V(Meas)=55.

Calculated Properties of Callaghanite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.70 gm/cc
note: r_Callaghanite=2.71 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.01358
Boson Index = 0.98642

Photoelectric:

PE_Callaghanite= 14.80 barns/electron
U=PE_Callaghanite x r_electron= 39.92 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Callaghanite is Not Radioactive

Callaghanite Classification

Dana Class:

16b.5.1.1 (16b)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen

(16b.5)with miscellaneous formulae

(16b.5.1)Dana Group

16b.5.1.1 Callaghanite Cu2Mg2(CO3)(OH)6·2(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

V/E.07-10 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates

V/E - Water-bearing carbonates with unfamiliar anions

V/E.07 - Claraite series

V/E.07-10 Callaghanite Cu2Mg2(CO3)(OH)6·2(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

V/E.07-20 Claraite (Cu,Zn)3(CO3)(OH)4·4(H2O) P1 or P1 Tri

V/E.07-30 Decrespignyite-(Y)! (Y,REE)4Cu(CO3)4Cl(OH)5·2(H2O) P 2, Pm or P 2/m Mono

Other Callaghanite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Callaghanite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 - HyperPhysics 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris

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Callaghanite

Cu2Mg2(CO3)(OH)6·2(H2O)
Dana No: 16b.5.1.1 Strunz No: V/E.07-10
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