chanabayaite
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Chanabayaite is the first recognized triazolate mineral, having the formula .
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- Subclass of
- organic class of minerals
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- chemical formula
- Cu₂Cl(N₃C₂H₂)₂(NH₃,Cl,H₂O,☐)₄
- crystal system
- orthorhombic crystal system
- Commons category
- Chanabayaite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Cba
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Chanabayaite is the first recognized triazolate mineral, having the formula .
Minor iron admixture is also present. It is also one of a few currently known minerals containing ammine groups, including also ammineite, joanneumite and shilovite. All the minerals are rare and were found in a single guano deposit in Chile, called Pabellón de Pica. A similar natural phase, formula , likely a precursor of chanabayaite, is described by Zubkova et al. 2016.
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