Chemistry:Seeligerite
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Short description: Lead chloride iodate mineral
| Seeligerite | |
|---|---|
 Seeligerite crystals, from Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Region, Chile. | |
| General | |
| Category | Iodate minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Pb3Cl3(IO3)O |
| Strunz classification | 4.KB.15 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | Disphenoidal (222) H-M symbol: (2 2 2) |
| Space group | C2221 |
| Identification | |
| References | [1][2] |
Seeligerite is a rare complex lead chloride iodate mineral with formula: Pb3Cl3(IO3)O. It is a yellow mineral crystallizing in the orthorhombic system. It has perfect to good cleavage in two directions and a quite high specific gravity of 6.83 due to the lead content. It is translucent to transparent with refractive indices of nα=2.120 nβ=2.320 nγ=2.320.[1]
It was first reported in 1971 from the Casucha Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Region, Chile .[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mindat with occurrence
- ↑ Webminera datal
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mineralogical-magazine/article/imacnmnc-approved-mineral-symbols/62311F45ED37831D78603C6E6B25EE0A.
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