University of Hamburg Mineralogical Museum of the University of Hamburg
Mineral name
 
Liebauite
Type samples M 3868 (to the left) and M 3869 (to the right)
Hölzel-No.
 
9.DQ.700
Type of specimen
 
CT
IMA-No. / Accepted
 
1990-040
Chemical formula
 
Ca3Cu5Si9O26
Type locality
 
Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Eifel, Nickenich, Nickenicher Weinberg (Nickenicher Sattelberg)
Associated minerals
 
Tenorite, calciovolborthite, cuprorivaite
Collection
 
Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum - Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel
Contact person
 
Dr. E. Bedbur
Catalogue−No. / Site
 
M 3868 und M 3869 / V38 R2
Nature of 
type specimen

 
Mineral specimens
References

Liebauite, Ca3Cu5Si9O26: A new Silicate Mineral with 14er single chain.
Zöller, M. H. & Tillmanns, E. (1992)
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 200, 115-126
Notes / Further information

Liebauit occurrs in contactmetamorphic mudstone-Xenolithes.
Last update 27. April 2022 by A. Matthies Imprint (german)