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Diaboleite
General
CategoryHalide mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		Pb2CuCl2(OH)4
IMA symbolDbol[1]
Strunz classification3.DB.05
Dana classification10.6.1.1
Crystal systemTetragonal
Crystal classDitetragonal pyramidal (4mm)
H-M symbol: (4mm)
Space groupP4mm
Unit cella = 5.880, c = 5.500 Å, Z = 1[2]
Identification
ColorBlue
Crystal habitAs square tabular crystals, thin plates, massive
CleavagePerfect on {001}
FractureConchoidal
TenacityBrittle
Mohs scale hardness2.5
LusterAdamantine, pearly on cleavages[2]
StreakPale blue[2]
DiaphaneityTransparent to translucent[2]
Density5.41 to 5.43 g/cm3
Optical propertiesUniaxial (−)
Refractive indexnω = 1.980, nε = 1.850
Birefringenceδ = 0.130
Absorption spectraO > E, in thick fragments[2]
SolubilityCompletely soluble in nitric acid
References[3]

Diaboleite is a blue-colored mineral with formula Pb2CuCl2(OH)4. It was discovered in England in 1923 and named diaboleite, from the Greek word διά and boleite, meaning "distinct from boleite".[3] The mineral has since been found in a number of countries.

  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Diaboleite" (PDF). Handbook of Mineralogy. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Diaboleite". Mindat. Retrieved June 11, 2012.

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