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challacolloite

Chloride mineral

Also known as IMA2004-028

Instance of: mineral species
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1.Stated in The IMA List of Minerals (September 2019)
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Subclass of: halide class of minerals

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Challacolloite, KPb2Cl5, is a rare halide mineral. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system (with space group P21/c) and occurs as white fumarolic encrustations on lava. It occurs as intergrowths with cotunnite.

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Formula: KPb₂Cl₅
IMA status and/or rank: approved mineral and/or valid name (A) ima number, broad sense: IMA2004-028
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1.Stated in New minerals approved in 2004 and nomenclature modifications approved in 2004
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Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 3.AA.55
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 3.AA.55
Type locality (geology): Lolon mine
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1.Stated in New minerals approved in 2004 and nomenclature modifications approved in 2004
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Named after: Lolon mine
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1.Stated in MinDat
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Crystal system: monoclinic crystal system
IMA Mineral Symbol: Chc
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1.Stated in IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols
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Space group: space group P2₁/n
Point group: monoclinic-prismatic

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