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Copper-bearing Austinite

A variety of Austinite
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Copper-bearing Austinite

Christiana Mine, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Copper-bearing Austinite

Christiana Mine, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Copper-bearing Austinite

Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
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Copper-bearing Austinite

Christiana Mine, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Copper-bearing Austinite

Christiana Mine, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Copper-bearing Austinite

Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
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Copper-bearing Austinite

Christiana Mine, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Copper-bearing Austinite

Christiana Mine, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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About Copper-bearing AustiniteHide

Formula:
Ca(Zn,Cu)(AsO4)(OH)
A Cu-bearing variety of Austinite.
Part of the Austinite-Conichalcite Series.

Originally reported from Guchab prospect, Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
542 (as Copper-bearing Austinite)
432 (as Austinite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:542:7 (as Copper-bearing Austinite)
mindat:1:1:432:1 (as Austinite)

Chemistry of Copper-bearing AustiniteHide

Mindat Formula:
Ca(Zn,Cu)(AsO4)(OH)
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O30.605 %
As28.663 %
Zn25.013 %
Ca15.333 %
H0.386 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
O
As
Zn
Ca
H
Elements listed:
As, Ca, Cu, H, O, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Synonyms of Copper-bearing AustiniteHide

Other Language Names for Copper-bearing AustiniteHide

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
46 photos of Copper-bearing Austinite associated with ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
16 photos of Copper-bearing Austinite associated with 'Copper-bearing Adamite'(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
16 photos of Copper-bearing Austinite associated with CalciteCaCO3
9 photos of Copper-bearing Austinite associated with GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
8 photos of Copper-bearing Austinite associated with AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)
8 photos of Copper-bearing Austinite associated with AragoniteCaCO3
5 photos of Copper-bearing Austinite associated with ArsendescloizitePbZn(AsO4)(OH)
5 photos of Copper-bearing Austinite associated with HematiteFe2O3
5 photos of Copper-bearing Austinite associated with QuartzSiO2
3 photos of Copper-bearing Austinite associated with ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O

Other InformationHide

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 Copper-bearing AustiniteHide

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Localities for Copper-bearing AustiniteHide

Showing 16 localities.

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Locality ListHide

- 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.
Greece
 
  • Attica
    • East Attica
      • Lavreotiki
        • Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza)
          • Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines)
www.mindat.org (n.d.)
Rieck et al. (1999) +1 other reference
          • Mercati mines
Mexico
 
  • Durango
    • Mapimí Municipality
      • Mapimí
Smith (2001)
Morocco
 
  • Drâa-Tafilalet Region
    • Zagora Province
      • Agdz Cercle
        • Tansifte Caïdat
          • Ambed