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Posnjakite from
Copper mine, Affeier, Obersaxen Mundaun, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Posnjakite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Posnjakite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper mine, Affeier, Obersaxen Mundaun, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:549893
Long-form Identifier:1:3:549893:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cyanobacterial mineralisation of posnjakite (Cu4 (SO4 )(OH)6 ·H2 O) in Cu-rich acid mine drainage at Yanqul, northern...Accepted 8 June 2017 Keywords: Posnjakite Biomineralisation Cyanobacteria Acid mine drainage Remediation a...This is the first detailed account of the copper sulfate posnjakite (Cu4 (SO4 )(OH)6 ·H2 O) coating cm-long...quarry sump of the abandoned Yanqul gold mine in the northern region of Oman; rock surfaces in the immediate...immediate vicinity show no immediate evidence of posnjakite. However, a thin unstructured layer without filaments
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2004 Raman spectroscopy of basic copper(II) and some complex copper(II) sulfate minerals: Implications...Cu sulfates including antlerite, brochiantite, posnjakite, langite, and wroewolfeite and selected complex...brochantite Cu4SO4(OH)6 (Helliwell and Smith 1997), and posnjakite Cu4SO4(OH)6⋅H2O, langite Cu4SO4(OH)6⋅2H2O, and...significant in the synthesis of these minerals, with posnjakite formed at lower temperatures than brochantite...et al. 2001); (2) corrosion and restoration of copper and bronze objects (Kratschmer et al. 2002; Livingston
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
de/chemer Thermodynamics of the basic copper sulfates antlerite, posnjakite, and brochantite Arne H. Zittlau...Brochantite Posnjakite Formation enthalpy Entropy Stability a b s t r a c t Weathering of primary copper sulfides...sulfides leads to the formation of copper sulfate minerals, among them antlerite, Cu3 (SO4 )(OH)4 , brochantite...brochantite, Cu4 (SO4 )(OH)6 , and posnjakite, Cu4 SO4 (OH)6 ·H2 O. In this work, we performed a series of...values. The phases obtained were brochantite, posnjakite, or tenorite (CuO), or mixtures thereof. From
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
paragenesis; enrichment tailings; technogenic waters (mine; sludge and drainage) 1. Introduction The article...for modeling [13,14], as were drilling data [15]. Mine water formation was modeled as a result of sulfide...Results and Discussion 3.1. Crystallization From Mine Waters The calculations included 12 independent...The results of sulfide oxidation modeling in the mine workings within the positive temperature range have...presented below. The formation of highly concentrated mine waters led to crystallization of the following minerals:
Journal (issue)
Medenbach Bochum, Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland photomicrography Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New....37 by J. E. Taggart Jr. and E. E. Foord Three copper sulfates from C o lo ra d o ..................... 38 by R. Cobban Metamict minerals at the Bemco mine near Cranberry Lake, New Jersey ..................cinnabar mines 2 Musonoi uranium mine, Katanga, Zaire N’Chwaning mine, Kuruman, South Africa Mibladen...minerals should be kept in their proper perspective. Copper, for instance, is required for good health (about
Catalog/List
50. 2. ADULARIA. Val Cr~stallina, Graubunden, Switzerland. A large, sharp, translucent creamy coloured...thick. £13.00. BISMUTHINITE. George & Charlotte Mine, Tavistock Hamlets, Devon. Rich, silvery grey, bladed...veinstuff. IpHxl" , £1.50. BISMUTHINITE. Patino Mine, Uncia, Potosi Dist., Bolivia. Choice, very rich...cavities. lixl-!;-". £4.50. 14.'/ BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Clusters of tarnished Bornite...mm. 2x2xl-t". £13.00. 15. BROCHANTITE. Mammoth Mine, Tintic District, Utah, U.S.A. Bright, deep green
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Antimony and Nickel Impurities in Blue and Green Copper Pigments Sylwia Svorová Pawełkowicz 1,2, * , Barbara...Antimony and Nickel Impurities in Blue and Green Copper Pigments. Minerals 2021, 11, 1236. https://doi...Impurities in paint layers executed with green and blue copper pigments, although relatively common, have been...analyses of copper pigments layers from wall paintings situated in the vicinity of copper ore deposits...Poland. We compare the results with the analyses of copper minerals from three deposits, two local, and one
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft 1979 (1979) Posnjakite: ~[Cu4(OH)6(H20)O] in its structure octahedral...27, 1978 Abstract. The crystal structure of posnjakite '(space group Pa, a = 10.578, b = 6.345, c =...characterized by corrugated sheets of distorted copper octahedra with crystal chemical formula ~[CuiOHMH20)O)...ofposnjakite with other copper sulphate hydrates are noted and discussed. Introduction Posnjakite was first found...85(5) A, {3= 107(1)° (space group not stated). Posnjakite in association with langite was also found at
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft 1979 (1979) Posnjakite: ~[Cu4(OH)6(H20)O] in its structure octahedral...27, 1978 Abstract. The crystal structure of posnjakite '(space group Pa, a = 10.578, b = 6.345, c =...characterized by corrugated sheets of distorted copper octahedra with crystal chemical formula ~[CuiOHMH20)O)...ofposnjakite with other copper sulphate hydrates are noted and discussed. Introduction Posnjakite was first found...85(5) A, {3= 107(1)° (space group not stated). Posnjakite in association with langite was also found at
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pergamon PII] S9909!827X"87#99982!5 THE CHEMISTRY OF COPPER PATINATION K[ P[ FITZGERALD\ J[ NAIRN and A[ ATRENS...Queensland 3961\ Australia Abstract*The chemistry of copper patination was investigated by two series of experiments[...experiments[ The chemistry of an aqueous copper!sulphate solution was studied at concentrations and pH...values near those predicted in an electrolyte on copper exposed to the atmosphere[ The electrochemical...patination of copper[ Typical sulphate concentrations in rainwater are su.cient to precipitate posnjakite "Cu3SO3
Journal (issue)
Bochum, W. Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland Harold and Erica Van Pelt Los Angeles, CA photomicrography:...history: C oeur T he Cliff: Am erica’s First Great Copper M ine LJ d’A lene, Idaho. Illustrated m ining...(S) □ (1965) R oberts & Bisbee: Q ueen o f the Copper Camps $10 postpaid (S) M ineralogy of L lallagua...shares these beautiful mountains with France, Switzerland and Austria. In Austria, in the southern part...a feature common to many of the valleys in the region. Some of the mineralized clefts and caverns are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico T here once was a time when most green acicular copper minerals...originating at what was then known only as the Blanchard mine, Bingham, New Mexico. Oh, for those simpler times...Blanchard mine has been selected for this issue. Brochantite, a simple hydrated sulfate of copper with the...and can be contacted at the addresses above. 48 copper deposits found in arid regions. Common accessory...from the weathered zones of deposits containing copper sulfides at depth. It occurs sparingly at the old
Report (issue)
Posnjakite Cu4 (SO4 )(OH)6 • H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic...oxidized zone of copper-bearing hydrothermal mineral deposits, commonly of post-mine origin; may occur...Drakewalls mine, Gunnislake, and the Fowey Consols mine, Tywardreath. Large crystals in the Penrhiw mine, Ystumtuen...Wales. At the Muckross mine, Co. Kerry, Ireland. In France, in the Salsigne mine, 15 km north of Carcassone...in the Yellow Pine mine, Crisman, Boulder Co., Colorado, and at the Majuba Hill mine, Antelope district
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NUMBER 3 0 9 MARCH I 9 7 5 Wroewolfeite, a new copper sulphate hydroxide hydrate P E T E J. D U N N AND...Wroewolfeite is a new mineral from the Loudville lead mine in Loudville, Massachusetts, U.S.A. The mineral...twinned on {ooI}, very similar in appearance to posnjakite and langite. It is formed as small isolated pinacoidal...oxidized zone f r o m an a b a n d o n e d lead mine at Loudville, Massachusetts, one o f the a u t h...@I27329. The Loudville lead mine, also k n o w n as the M a n h a n River lead mine, was described briefly
Journal (issue)
Northern Ireland .................................. Mine water remediation project in Cornwall ............................................ Information on mine sites, mineral railways & tramways in the N.E. ...there and start poking around in quarries and on old mine tips. The "field trips and events" insert at the...new discoveries are very small but Boulby Potash Mine has proved an exception to the rule, producing large...kainosite-(Y) on brown zincian chamosite. Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Northwest Highlands (Argyllshire), Scotland
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
47.1.143 MONTETRISAITE, A NEW HYDROXY-HYDRATED COPPER SULFATE SPECIES FROM MONTE TRISA, VICENZA, ITALY...Abstract Montetrisaite, a new hydroxy-hydrated copper sulfate mineral species from Monte Trisa, Torrebelvicino...chalcopyrite, cerussite, anglesite, goethite, langite, posnjakite, linarite and redgillite. The crystals are blue...occupied. The new mineral is structurally related to posnjakite, wroewolfeite, langite, and spangolite. On the...formula. Keywords: montetrisaite, hydroxy-hydrated copper sulfate, average structure, Mount Trisa, Vicenza
Journal (issue)
rescue dig on the spoil heap of the Alva silver mine near Stirling. Remarkable specimens of dendritic...many years concerning early mine working. Was the area worked for its copper either in pre-Roman or Roman...Definite evidence of both Prehistoric and Roman mine workings on Engine Vein, at Alderley Edge, makes...postage rates). TQ11yBmw11e 10h11 CK Journal of Mine, & Mineral~ No. IS -4- Pearce THE MINERALIZATION...Llugwy Valley, to 300m in the north at Klondyke mine. The black slates are commonly pyritic, containing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MAGAZINE, JUNE I970, VOL. 37, NO. 2 9 0 Posnjakite from Cornwall WHILE examining and surveying the...Drakewalls mine, Gunnislake, we have found specimens of the recently described I species posnjakite in old...inaccessible) above the deep adit level. The posnjakite occurs as crystalline crusts, associated with...similar to that of the langite from Fowey Consols mine, St. Blazey, and in both cases the minerals are...post-mining formations deposited by steadily trickling copper-bearing ground waters. A hot and humid atmosphere
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(OH)6·4H2O (IMA 2011–066), was found at the Kapital’naya mine, Vishnevye Mountains, South Urals, Russia. It is...Str., 5-337, 454071 Chelyabinsk, Russia Seven copper sulfate minerals with both OH groups and H2O molecules...(OH)6·2H2O, montetrisaite, Cu6(SO4)(OH)10·2H2O, posnjakite, Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O, ramsbeckite, Cu15 (SO 4 )...products of supergene alteration (oxidation) of copper sulfides. The present paper describes another mineral...known as a product of atmospheric corrosion of copper and bronze objects1 (Strandberg et al. 1995). The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mining district produced significant quantities of copper and molybdenum until closing in the 1920’s. Extensive...clinobisvanite, koechlinite, namibite, schumacherite, posnjakite, wroewolfeite, idaite, cornwallite, clinoclase...long history of being a significant producer of copper, with a production history extending from the late...the former major producing areas was the Plumas copper belt that includes the Engles, Reward, Superior...producers (Clark and Smith, 1972). A second, smaller copper-producing area lies just to the east of this belt
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralogy and geochemistry of the copper-dominated neutral mine drainage at the Cu deposit Ľubietová-Podlipa...Mineralogy and geochemistry of the copper-dominated neutral mine drainage at the Cu deposit Ľubietová-Podlipa...Mineralogy and geochemistry of the copper-dominated neutral mine drainage at the Cu deposit Ľubietová-Podlipa...neutral mine drainage system at Ľubietová in Slovakia is overwhelmingly dominated by copper (17 ppm in...ppb in the most concentrated aqueous sample). This mine drainage is generated by oxidative dissolution of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
elsevier.com/locate/corsci The evolution of outdoor copper patina A. Kratschmer a, I. Odnevall Wallinder h...been deduced which describes the evolution of the copper patina, including altogether eight compounds, fonned...of up to 8 year old patina still adhering to the copper substrate. In all cases, cuprite forms initially...main sequences have been ident­ ified on sheltered copper, representing different reaction routes in sulfur-...environments. In less sulfur-polluted environments, posnjakite forms on the cuprite as a precursor to brochantite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Preliminary note about the minerals of the Taubenleck Mine (Bletterbach Gorge, BZ, Italy) • Paolo Ferretti1...paragenesi: solfati di Cu (devillina, langite, posnjakite e serpierite) e arseniati, tra i quali la poco...note describes the minerals found at the Taubenleck Mine, a mining site dated between XV and XVI century...inside the coalified woods produced not only common copper carbonates (azurite and malachite) so far reported...more complex paragenesis: copper sulfates (devilline, langite, posnjakite and serpierite) and arsenates
Journal (issue)
I N E R A L Cover: Gold. 195 mm. Mocking Bird Mine, Mariposa Co., California, USA. Daniel Trinchillo...Mingueza, Xavier Ortiz and Joan Vinyoles whole mine. although the passages are more dangerous due to...from level 3. INTRODUCTION Les Ferreres mine (Las Ferreras mine. Les Ferreres mines. Rocabruna mines) is...Girona province Catalonia). The galleries of the mine are di,·ided into five le,·els or floors. more or...or less o erlapping: • Upper level (Dalt mine. the Roman mine). level 5. This level is short. with irregular
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
connellite and brochantite. The name is for the Red Gill mine, from which the mineral is best known. The crystal...crystal structures of wroewolfeite, langite, posnjakite, spangolite and schulenbergite are similar to...Cumbria, Ê K EY WORDS : redgillite, new mineral, copper sulphate hydrate, Lake District, England. Introduction...unknown copper sulphate hydrate found by Peter Braithwaite on the No. 2 Level (Old Dutch Level) mine dump...dump at the Red Gill mine, Caldbeck `` * E-mail: pluth@cars.uchicago.edu DOI: 10.1180/0026461056960302
 
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