University of Hamburg Mineralogical Museum of the University of Hamburg
Mineral name
 
Chenite
 
Hölzel-No.
 
7.BA.350
Type of specimen
 
Teil des HT
IMA-No. / Accepted
 
83-69 / 1983
Chemical formula
 
Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
Type locality
 
Great Britain, Scotland, Lanarkshire, Leadhills
Associated minerals
 
Galena, chalcopyrite, caledonite, linarite, leadhillite, susannite
Collection
 
Archiv der Universität Stuttgart - „Mineralogische Sammlung Prof. Keller”
Contact person
 
Prof. Dr. P. Keller
Catalogue−No. / Site
 
TM-83.69 / 0/824-s27/2
Nature of 
type specimen

 
Single crystals in a glass capillary
References

Chenite, Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6,a new mineral, from Leadhills, Scotland.
Paar, W.H., Mereiter, K., Braithwaite, R.S.W., Keller, P. & Dunn, P.J. (1986)
Mineral. Mag., 50, 129-135

The crystal structure of chenite, Pb4Cu(OH)6(SO4)2.
Hess, H., Keller, P. & Riffel, H. (1988)
N. Jb. Mineral., Mh. 259-264
Notes / Further information

Named after Dr. T.T. Chen.
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