Anthonyite Mineral Data

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General Anthonyite Information

Chemical Formula:

Cu(OH,Cl)2•3(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 160.83 gm

Copper 39.51 % Cu 49.46 % CuO

Hydrogen 4.70 % H 42.01 % H₂O

Chlorine 11.02 % Cl 11.02 % Cl

- % Cl -2.49 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 44.77 % O

______ ______

100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Cu(OH)_1.5Cl_0.5•3(H₂O)

Environment:

Secondary copper mineral.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1963

Locality:

Centennial mine, Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for John W. Anthony (1920-1992), mineralogist, University of Arizona.

Name Pronunciation:

Anthonyite + Pronunciation

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Anthonyite Crystallography

Crystal System:

MonoclinicSpace Group: Unk.

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 5.84(1), 4.14(0.7), 3.99(0.6),

Physical Properties of Anthonyite

Cleavage:

{100} Perfect

Color:

Blue, Gray violet.

Fracture:

Sectile - Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite).

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Optical Properties of Anthonyite

Optical Data:

Biaxial (?), a=1.526, b=1.602, g=1.602, bire=0.0760, 2V(Calc)=0, 2V(Meas)=3.

Pleochroism (x):

lavender.

Pleochroism (y):

lavender.

Pleochroism (z):

deep smoky blue.

Calculated Properties of Anthonyite

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0002219288
Boson Index = 0.9997780712

Photoelectric:

PE_Anthonyite= 17.37 barns/electron
U=PE_Anthonyite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Anthonyite Classification

Dana Class:

06.02.06.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl

(06.02)where X++ (OH)2

(06.02.06)Dana Group

06.02.06.01 Anthonyite Cu(OH,Cl)2•3(H2O) Unk. Mono

Strunz Class:

03.DA.40 03 - HALIDES

03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides

03.DA -With Cu, etc., without Pb

03.DA.40 Calumetite Cu(OH,Cl)2•2(H2O) Unk Ortho

03.DA.40 Anthonyite Cu(OH,Cl)2•3(H2O) Unk. Mono

Other Anthonyite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

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

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Anthonyite

Cu(OH,Cl)2•3(H2O)
Dana No: 06.02.06.01 Strunz No: 03.DA.40
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