Charleshatchettite Explained
| Charleshatchettite |
| Category: | Oxide |
| Formula: | CaNb4O10(OH)2•8H2O |
| Imasymbol: | Chh[1] |
| System: | Monoclinic |
| Class: | Prismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol) |
| Symmetry: | C2/c |
| Unit Cell: | a = 21.151(4),
b = 6.496(1),
c = 12.714(3) [Å],
β = 103.96° |
| References: | [2] |
Charleshatchettite is a very rare, complex, niobium oxide mineral with the formula CaNb4O10(OH)2•8H2O.[3] [4] It was discovered in the mineral-rich site Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada.[4] [5]
Relation to other minerals
Charleshatchettite is chemically similar to hochelagaite.[4]
Notes and References
- Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
- https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Charleshatchettite Mineralienatlas
- Web site: Charleshatchettite: Charleshatchettite mineral information and data . Mindat.org . 2016-03-13.
- Haring, M.M., and McDonald, A.M., 2015. Charleshatchettite, IMA 2015-048. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, 1228; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1229–1236
- Web site: Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada - Mindat.org . Mindat.org . 2016-03-13.
