Chalcanthite Group
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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About Chalcanthite Group
Formula:
M2+SO4 · 5H2O
A group of triclinic pentahydrated metal(II) sulphates with the above general formula, where M = Mg, Cu, Mn, Fe.
Isotypic synthetic selenates are known.
Isotypic synthetic selenates are known.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
29280
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:29280:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
06b8944f-528e-4e81-be69-7f3a4cdcbeac
Chemistry of Chalcanthite Group
Mindat Formula:
M2+SO4 · 5H2O
Crystal Structure
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0010779 | Chalcanthite | Bacon G E, Titterton D H (1975) Neutron-diffraction studies of CuSO4*5(H2O) and CuSO4*5(D2O) Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 141 330-341 |  | 1975 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0010780 | Chalcanthite | Bacon G E, Titterton D H (1975) Neutron-diffraction studies of CuSO4*5(H2O) and CuSO4*5(D2O) Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 141 330-341 | | 1975 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0017438 | Chalcanthite | Beevers C, Lipson H (1934) The crystal structure of copper sulfate pentahydrate CuSO4(H2O)5 _cod_database_code 1010527 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A146 570-582 | 1934 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0004016 | Pentahydrite | Peterson R C, Hammarstrom J M, Seal R R (2006) Alpersite (Mg,Cu)SO4*7H2O, a new mineral of the melanterite group, and cuprian pentahydrite: Their occurrence within mine waste American Mineralogist 91 261-269 | | 2006 | Big Mike mine, Nevada, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0004017 | Pentahydrite | Peterson R C, Hammarstrom J M, Seal R R (2006) Alpersite (Mg,Cu)SO4*7H2O, a new mineral of the melanterite group, and cuprian pentahydrite: Their occurrence within mine waste American Mineralogist 91 261-269 | | 2006 | Miami, Arizona, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0009436 | Pentahydrite | Baur W H, Rolin J L (1972) Salt hydrates. IX. The comparison of the crystal structure of magnesium sulfate pentahydrate with copper sulfate pentahydrate and magnesium chromate pentahydrate Acta Crystallographica B28 1448-1455 |  | 1972 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0005844 | Siderotil | Peterson R C, Roeder P L, Zhang Y (2003) The atomic structure of siderotil, (Fe,Cu)SO4.5H2O The Canadian Mineralogist 41 671-676 | | 2003 | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Chalcanthite Group to other Species
Group Members:
| Belogubite | CuZn(SO4)2 · 10H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| Jôkokuite | MnSO4 · 5H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| Pentahydrite | MgSO4 · 5H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| Siderotil | FeSO4 · 5H2O | Tric. |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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References for Chalcanthite Group
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Deer Trail Mine, Mount Baldy-Ohio Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA