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aurichalcite

basic carbonate of zinc and copper
Class type of: carbonate and nitrate class of minerals Q410369
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Summary

aurichalcite is a mineral species[1].

Key Facts

  • Named after: brass[2], ore[3]
  • Chemical formula: (Zn,Cu²⁺)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆[4]
  • Subclass of: carbonate and nitrate class of minerals[5]
  • Streak color: light blue[6]
  • Crystal system: monoclinic crystal system[7]
  • IMA status and/or rank: grandfathered mineral (G)[8]
  • Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): Vb/B.01[9]
  • Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 5.BA.15[10]
  • Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 5.BA.15[11]
  • Mohs' hardness: {'amount': '+2'}[12]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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