Posnjakite is a hydrated copper sulfate mineral. It was discovered in the Tungsten deposit of Nura-Taldy[4] in Karaganda Region in Kazakhstan and described in 1967 by Aleksandr Ivanovich Komkov (1926–1987) and Yevgenii Ivanovich Nefedov (1910–1976)[5] and named after geochemist Eugene Valdemar Posnjak (1888–1949).[6]
| Posnjakite | |
|---|---|
 Posnjakite from Špania Dolina in Slovakia | |
| General | |
| Category | Copper minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Cu4[(OH)6|SO4] • H2O |
| IMA symbol | Pnk[1] |
| Strunz classification | 7.DD.10 |
| Dana classification | 31.4.1.1 |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Crystal class | Domatic (m) (same H-M symbol) |
| Space group | Pa |
| Unit cell | a = 10.578 Å, b = 6.345 Å, c = 7.863 Å; β = 117.98°; Z = 2[2] |
| Identification | |
| Formula mass | 488.32 g/mol |
| Color | Sky-blue to dark-blue |
| Crystal habit | Crystals scaly, or as crusts; earthy |
| Mohs scale hardness | 2 to 3 |
| Luster | Vitreous |
| Refractive index | nα = 1.625 nβ = 1.680 nγ = 1.706 [2] |
| References | [3] |
Occurrence edit
Posnjakite is an uncommon but widespread secondary mineral in the oxidised zone of copper sulfide deposits, which may be of post-mine formation. It is associated with brochantite, langite, devilline, serpierite, woodwardite, wroewolfeite, aurichalcite, azurite, malachite and chalcopyrite.[4]
References edit
- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ a b Mindat - Posnjakite
- ^ Mineralienatlas
- ^ a b Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Nichols, Monte C. (eds.). "Posnjakite". Handbook of Mineralogy (PDF). Chantilly, VA, USA: Mineralogical Society of America. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ http://rruff.info/uploads/ZVMO96N1_58.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ MINER Database, (c) Jacques Lapaire - Minéraux et étymologie Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine