Mineral Factbook

Cumengeite

Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40·6H2OIMA symbol: Cgerenamed

Cumengeite is a halide mineral with the formula Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40·6H2O. It has a calculated density of 4.642 g/cm3.

Photos

Cumengeite specimen photo
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Cumengeite specimen photo
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Cumengeite specimen photo
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Cumengeite specimen photo
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Crystallography

Space groupI 4/m m m
Cell (Å, °)a = 15.065, b = 15.065, c = 24.436; α = 90, β = 90, γ = 90
Cell volume5545.85 ų, Z = 2
Axial ratios1.0000:1:1.6220calculated from COD 9009467
Source structureCOD 9009467 (Mineralogical Magazine, 1986)

Physical properties

Density (calculated)4.642 g/cm³calculated from COD 9009467

Chemistry (calculated)

Molecular weight7899.53 g/molcalculated from the IMA formula
Composition (wt%)Pb 55.08%, Cu 16.09%, Cl 18.85%, O 9.32%, H 0.66%

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)3.DB.20Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)3.DB.20Wikidata (CC0)