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Name: Chalconatronite RRUFF ID: R070366 Ideal Chemistry: Na2Cu(CO3)2·3H2O Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada Source: Michael Scott S101835 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Blue fine-grained crust Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Quick search: [ All Chalconatronite samples (2) ] |
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REFERENCES for Chalconatronite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1955) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 40, 941-944 [view file] |
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Frondel C, Gettens R J (1955) Chalconatronite, a new mineral from Egypt, Science, 122, 75-76 |
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Mosset A, Bonnet J J, Galy J (1978) Structure cristalline de la chalconatronite synthétique: Na2Cu(CO3)2·3H2O, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 148, 165-177 [view file] |
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