Mineral name
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Challacolloite
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Size of the sample: 26 mm |
Hölzel-No.
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3.EB.150 |
Type of specimen
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HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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2004-028 / 2004 |
Chemical formula
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KPb2Cl5 |
Type locality
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Chile, Iquique, Challacollo, Challacollo Mine |
Associated minerals
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Cotunnite, uklonskovite, "percylite", hemimorphite, caracolite, anglesite, nitratine, anhydrite, fluorite, quartz |
Collection
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Mineralogisches Museum - Universität Hamburg |
Contact person
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Prof. Dr. Jochen Schlüter |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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MMHH MD 38 / Tresor des Museums |
Nature of
type specimen
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Mineral specimen |
References
The new mineral challacolloite, KPb2Cl5, the natural occurrence of a technically known laser material.
Schlüter, J., Pohl, D. and Britvin, S. (2005)
N. Jb. Miner. Mh., Vol. 182/1, 95-101 |
Notes / Further information
Discovered by Arturo Molina Donoso, Iquique, Chile, on the dumps of the Challacollo mine in 2003. |
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