Chenite (original) (raw)
A valid IMA mineral species
About CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Colour:
Sky blue, pale blue
Lustre:
Adamantine, Vitreous, Resinous
Name:
Named in honor of Tzong Tzy Chen (b. 1942), mineralogist with the Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, for his contributions to mineralogy.
Unique IdentifiersHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:987:6
f6199c6e-6537-42d9-b2ea-6eca0c8384a9
IMA Classification of CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
IMA Formula:
CuPb4(SO4)2(OH)6
Classification of CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
7.BC.70
7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
B : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, without H2O
C : With medium-sized and large cations
30.1.16.1
30 : ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
1 : (AB)m(XO4)pZq, where m:p>2:1
25.7.8
25 : Sulphates
7 : Sulphates of Pb
Mineral SymbolsHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Che | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Adamantine, Vitreous, Resinous
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Sky blue, pale blue
Cleavage:
Distinct/Good
On {100}; traces of another cleavage on {001}.
Density:
5.98(2) g/cm3 (Measured) 6.044 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
RI values:
_n_α = 1.871 _n_β = 1.909 _n_γ = 1.927
2V:
Measured: 67° (1), Calculated: 66°
δ = 0.056
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Dispersion:
Very strong, r >> v.
Chemistry of CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Mindat Formula:
Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
Crystallography of CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Class (H-M):
1 - Pinacoidal
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.791(1) Å, b = 7.940(1) Å, c = 7.976(1) Å
α = 112.02(1)°, β = 97.73(1)°, γ = 100.45(1)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.729 : 1 : 1.005
Unit Cell V:
326.00 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:
Tabular, pointed, rich in faces. Forms include dominant {132} and {221}, less dominant {100}. Also {253}, {154}, {110}, {010}, {001}, {101}, {111}, {112}.
Twinning:
Twinning observed.
Crystal StructureHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Load
Unit Cell |Unit Cell Packed
2x2x2 |3x3x3 |4x4x4
Show
Big Balls |Small Balls |Just Balls |Spacefill
Polyhedra Off |Si Polyhedra |All Polyhedra
Remove metal-metal sticks
Display Options
Black Background |White Background
Perspective On |Perspective Off
2D |Stereo |Red-Blue |Red-Cyan
View
CIF File Best |x |y |z |a |b |c
Rotation
Stop |Start
Labels
Console Off |On |Grey |Yellow
| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0014826 | Chenite | Hess H, Keller P, Riffel H (1988) The crystal structure of chenite, Pb4Cu(OH)6(SO4)2 Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1988 259-264 | 1988 | Leadhills, Scotland | 0 | 293 | |
| 0015326 | Chenite | Mereiter K (2009) Chenite, Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6, from Susanna mine, Leadhills, Scotland. Private communication 0 0-0 | 2009 | Susanna mine, Leadhills, Scotland | 0 | 293 |
CIF Raw Data - click here to close
X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 5.55 Å | (70) |
| 4.32 Å | (60) |
| 3.97 Å | (30) |
| 3.60 Å | (100) |
| 3.41 Å | (90) |
| 3.30 Å | (50) |
| 3.00 Å | (50) |
| 2.87 Å | (40) |
| 2.80 Å | (70) |
| 2.71 Å | (40) |
| 2.53 Å | (30) |
| 2.21 Å | (40) |
| 2.07 Å | (60) |
| 1.949 Å | (40) |
| 1.914 Å | (30) |
| 1.838 Å | (40) |
| 1.778 Å | (50) |
| 1.750 Å | (30) |
| 1.704 Å | (30) |
| 1.582 Å | (30) |
Comments:
Data from type description.
Geological EnvironmentHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Type Occurrence of CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
General Appearance of Type Material:
Crystals to 1 x 0.5 x 0.2 mm in size, and a twinned crystal 1.5 mm in length.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallchemie, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, number NM 14 (holotype).
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, number 160384 (cotype).
Archiv der Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, number TM-83.69 (part of the holotype).
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Institut fUr Mineralogie, Kristallographie und Strukturchemie der Technischen Universitat Wien, Wien, Austria.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Secondary mineral in a lead-copper deposit.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Other Language Names for CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Relationship of Chenite to other SpeciesHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Other Members of this group:
Common AssociatesHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
| 7.BC. | Adranosite-(Fe) | (NH4)4NaFe3+2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2 | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_41/a c d |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.BC. | Adranosite | (NH4)4NaAl2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2 | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_41/a c d |
| 7.BC. | D'Ansite-(Mn) | Na21Mn2+(SO4)10Cl3 | Iso. 43_m_ : I_43_d |
| 7.BC. | Agaite | Pb3CuTeO5(OH)2(CO3) | Orth. m _m_2 : P c _a_21 |
| 7.BC. | D'Ansite-(Fe) | Na21Fe2+(SO4)10Cl3 | Iso. 43_m_ : I_43_d |
| 7.BC. | Acmonidesite | (NH4,K,Pb)8NaFe2+4(SO4)5Cl8 | Orth. 222 : _C_2221 |
| 7.BC. | Backite | Pb2AlTeO6Cl | Trig. 32 : _P_312 |
| 7.BC. | Hagstromite | Pb8Cu2+(Te6+O6)2(CO3)Cl4 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : I b a m |
| 7.BC. | Wildcatite | CaFe3+Te6+O5(OH) | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : P_31_m |
| 7.BC. | Franksousaite | PbCu(Se6+O4)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
| 7.BC. | Zincochenite | Pb4Zn(OH)6(SO4)2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 7.BC. | Viskontite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(SeO3)(OH)6 | Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21 |
| 7.BC. | Chromviskontite | Pb5Cu2(CrO4)3(SeO3)(OH)6 | Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21 |
| 7.BC.05 | D'Ansite | Na21Mg(SO4)10Cl3 | Iso. 43_m_ : I_43_m |
| 7.BC.07 | Apatelite | Fe3(SO4)2(OH)5 · 0.5H2O | |
| 7.BC.07 | Unnamed (Ba-Fe Vanadate) | Ba, Fe, V, O, H | |
| 7.BC.10 | Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Ammonioalunite | (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
| 7.BC.10 | Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Argentojarosite | AgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Dorallcharite | TlFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Huangite | Ca0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Jarosite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Natroalunite-2c | (Na,Ca0.5,K)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Schlossmacherite | (H3O)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Walthierite | Ba0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
| 7.BC.10 | Beaverite-(Zn) | Pb(Fe3+2Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.10 | Karlseifertite | Pb(Ga2Ge)(AsO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 7.BC.15 | Ye'elimite | Ca4Al6(SO4)O12 | Iso. 432 : _I_4132 |
| 7.BC.20 | Atlasovite | K(BiO)Cu6Fe3+(SO4)5O3Cl | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/n c c |
| 7.BC.20 | Nabokoite | KCu7(SO4)5(Te4+O3)OCl | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/n c c |
| 7.BC.20 | Puninite | Na2Cu3O(SO4)3 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
| 7.BC.25 | Chlorothionite | K2Cu(SO4)Cl2 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
| 7.BC.30 | Euchlorine | KNaCu3(SO4)3O | Mon. 2/m |
| 7.BC.30 | Fedotovite | K2Cu3(SO4)3O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
| 7.BC.35 | Kamchatkite | KCu3(SO4)2OCl | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
| 7.BC.40 | Piypite | K4Cu4O2(SO4)4 · (Na,Cu)Cl | Tet. 4 : _I_4 |
| 7.BC.45 | Klyuchevskite | K3Cu3(Fe3+,Al)(SO4)4O2 | Mon. 2 |
| 7.BC.45 | Alumoklyuchevskite | K3Cu3(Al,Fe3+)(SO4)4O2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 7.BC.45 | Belousovite | KZn(SO4)Cl | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 7.BC.47 | Müllerite | Pb2Fe3+(Te6+O6)Cl | Trig. 32 : _P_3112 |
| 7.BC.50 | Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 | Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21 |
| 7.BC.50 | Elasmochloite | Na3Cu6BiO4(SO4)5 | Mon. 2/m |
| 7.BC.52 | Eleomelanite | (K2Pb)Cu4O2(SO4)4 | Mon. 2/m |
| 7.BC.55 | Wherryite | Pb7Cu2(SO4)4(SiO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
| 7.BC.55 | Falgarite | K4(VO)3(SO4)5 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
| 7.BC.57 | Krasheninnikovite | KNa2CaMg(SO4)3F | Hex. 6/m m m _(_6/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_63/m c m |
| 7.BC.60 | Mammothite | Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 | Mon. 2 : _B_2 |
| 7.BC.60 | Wulffite | K3NaCu4O2(SO4)4 | Orth. m _m_2 |
| 7.BC.60 | Parawulffite | K5Na3Cu8O4(SO4)8 | Mon. 2/m : _P_2/b |
| 7.BC.62 | Shuvalovite | K2(Ca2Na)(SO4)3F | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
| 7.BC.65 | Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
| 7.BC.65 | Schmiederite | Pb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
| 7.BC.65 | Munakataite | Pb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
| 7.BC.65 | Therasiaite | (NH4)3KNa2Fe2+Fe3+(SO4)3Cl5 | Mon. m : B b |
| 7.BC.65 | Saccoite | Ca2Mn3+2F(OH)8 · 0.5(SO4) | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/n c c |
| 7.BC.75 | Krivovichevite | Pb3Al(OH)6(SO4)(OH) | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_c |
| 7.BC.80 | Anhydrokainite | KMg(SO4)Cl |
Fluorescence of CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Other InformationHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Notes:
Does NOT effervesce in dilute hydrochloric acid, allowing it to be distinguished from caledonite.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
References for CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
Reference List:
Paar, W. H., Mereiter, Kurt, Braithwaite, R. S. W., Keller, Paul, Dunn, P. J. (1986) Chenite, Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6, a new mineral, from Leadhills, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, 50 (355) 129-135 doi:10.1180/minmag.1986.050.355.17
Localities for CheniteHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the 
symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
Locality ListHide
This section is currently hidden. Click the show button to view.
- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. 
- Good crystals or important locality for species. 
- 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).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.