Chubutite Mineral Data

General Chubutite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pb7O6Cl2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,617.30 gm

Lead 89.68 % Pb 96.61 % PbO

Chlorine 4.38 % Cl 4.38 % Cl

- % Cl -0.99 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 5.94 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Pb₇O₆Cl₂

IMA Status:

Not Approved IMA

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

Lorettoite

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Chubutite Crystallography

Crystal System:

OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk

Physical Properties of Chubutite

Cleavage:

{???} Perfect

Color:

Dark red, Reddish yellow.

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Hardness:

2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Luster:

Adamantine

Streak:

orange

Optical Properties of Chubutite

Optical Data:

Calculated Properties of Chubutite

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.19
Boson Index = 0.81

Photoelectric:

PE_Chubutite=1,697.37 barns/electron
U=PE_Chubutite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Chubutite is Not Radioactive

Chubutite Classification

Dana Class:

04.00.00.00 (04)Oxide Minerals

(04.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(04.00.00)Oxyhalide

04.00.00.00 Ashanite? (Nb,Ta,U,Fe,Mn)4O8 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m

04.00.00.00 Chubutite* Pb7O6Cl2 Unk Ortho

04.00.00.00 Clinobirnessite* Na4Mn14O27•9(H2O) Mono

04.00.00.00 Donathite? (Fe,Mg)(Cr,Fe)2O4 P 4/nnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

04.00.00.00 IMA2008-022 UO2(OH)2 pseudo-orthorhombic Mono

04.00.00.00 Krasnogorite* WO3 Pmnb 2/m 2/m 2/m

04.00.00.00 Mengxianminite* (Ca,Na)3(Fe,Mn)2Mg2(Sn,Zn)5Al8O29 Unk Ortho

04.00.00.00 Romanite* (Fe,U,Pb)2(Ti,Fe)O4 Trig ? Trig

04.00.00.00 Tantalowodginite* (Mn2,[])4Ta4Ta8O32 C 2/c 2/m

04.00.00.00 Ungursaite* NaCa5(Ta,Nb)24O65(OH) P 6₃/m,P 6₃ Hex

04.00.00.00 Wolframoixiolite* (Fe,Mn,Nb)(Nb,W,Ta)O4 Pc m

Strunz Class:

04.XX.00 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.X - Unclassified Strunz OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, telluri

04.XX -Oxyhalide

04.XX.00 Ashanite? (Nb,Ta,U,Fe,Mn)4O8 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m

04.XX.00 Methane hydrate-I! 46(H2O)•2(S)•6(L) P m3n 4/m 3 2/m

04.XX.00 Clinobirnessite* Na4Mn14O27•9(H2O) Mono

04.XX.00 Chubutite* Pb7O6Cl2 Unk Ortho

04.XX.00 Kleberite* FeTi6O13•4(H2O)(?) P 6₃mcm ? 6mm

04.XX.00 Hongquiite* TiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.XX.00 Psilomelane? (Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10 A2/m 2/m

04.XX.00 Struverite? (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 P 4/mnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

04.XX.00 Ungursaite* NaCa5(Ta,Nb)24O65(OH) P 6₃/m,P 6₃ Hex

04.XX.00 Uhligite? Ca3(Ti,Al,Zr)9O20 Unk Cubic

04.XX.00 Scheteligite? (Ca,Y,Sb,Mn)2(Ti,Ta,Nb,W)2O6(O,OH) Unk Ortho

04.XX.00 Allendeite! Sc4Zr3O12 R 3 3

04.XX.00 IMA2000-016! (Ti,Fe,Mg,Mn)1-xTi2O5 Pban 2/m 2/m 2/m

04.XX.00 Methane hydrate-II! 136(H2O)•16(S)•8(L) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.XX.00 IMA2000-026! (Mn,Li)4(Ta,Sn)4(Ta,Nb)8O32 C 2/c 2/m

04.XX.00 Methane hydrate-H! 34(H2O)•3(S)•2(M)•1(L) P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m

Other Chubutite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Chubutite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
4 - GeoScienceWorld
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - MinDAT
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - Online Mineral Museum
10 - QUT Mineral Atlas
11 - Ruff.Info

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Chubutite

Pb7O6Cl2
Dana No: 04.00.00.00 Strunz No: 04.XX.00
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