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Cuprozheshengite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Cuprozheshengite, etc.

Sanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Cuprozheshengite, etc.

Sanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Cuprozheshengite, etc.

Sanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Cuprozheshengite, etc.

Sanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Cuprozheshengite, etc.

Sanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Cuprozheshengite, etc.

Sanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Cuprozheshengite, etc.

Sanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Cuprozheshengite, etc.

Sanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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About CuprozheshengiteHide

Formula:
Pb4CuZn2(AsO4)2(PO4)2(OH)2
Colour:
apple green to greenish blue
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
2½ - 3
Specific Gravity:
5.91 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Name:
The copper analogue of zheshengite
The Cu-, or rather CuZn-analogue of zheshengite. The (ordered?) As-enriched analogue of cuprodongchuanite. Unique combination of elements (at the upload time).

A rare example of As-P separation into different structural positions.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
56037
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:56037:7

IMA Classification of CuprozheshengiteHide

Classification of CuprozheshengiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
8.BH.

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
H : With medium-sized and large cations, (OH,etc.):RO4 = 1:1

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
CzhIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of CuprozheshengiteHide

Lustre:
Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent
Colour:
Apple green to greenish blue
Streak:
White
Hardness:
2½ - 3 on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN10=129.2 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
{011}
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
5.91 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Chemistry of CuprozheshengiteHide

Mindat Formula:
Pb4CuZn2(AsO4)2(PO4)2(OH)2
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Pb54.351 %
O18.886 %
As9.826 %
Zn8.575 %
Cu4.167 %
P4.062 %
H0.132 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
As, Cu, H, O, P, Pb, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of CuprozheshengiteHide

Crystal System:
Triclinic
Class (H-M):
1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:
P1
Cell Parameters:
a = 4.7977(8) Å, b = 8.5789(8) Å, c = 10.3855(9) Å
α = 97.270(8)°, β = 101.90(1)°, γ = 91.49(1)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.559 : 1 : 1.211
Unit Cell V:
414.31 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
1
Morphology:
triclinic crystals are flattened on (011) and elongated along [100]

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Type Occurrence of CuprozheshengiteHide

Co-Type Localities:
ⓘ Laochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
ⓘ Dongchuan Cu Mine, Sanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
General Appearance of Type Material:
radial hemispheric aggregates with blade like crystals.
hemispheres are typically 0.3 to 1 mm in diameter and blades have lengths up to 0.1–0.2 mm but widths of only 10 to 50 μm.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Geological Museum of China, Xisi, Yangrou hutong no. 15, Xicheng District, Beijing, People's Republic of China, catalogue no. M16127 (holotype); the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA, catalogue numbers 76191 and 76192; and the Crystal Structure Laboratory, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China, catalogue no. DC4 (cotype)
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Supergene mineral in fractures from copper sulfides along a regional redox boundary.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
VeszelyiteHemimorphiteTheisiteGalena
Reference:
Sun, Ningyue, Grey, Ian E., Li, Guowu, Rewitzer, Christian, Xue, Yuan, Mumme, William G., Shen, Hongtao, Hao, Jinhua, MacRae, Colin M., Riboldi-Tunnicliffe, Alan, Boer, Stephanie, Williams, Tim, Kampf, Anthony R. (2024) The new mineral cuprozheshengite, Pb4CuZn2(AsO4)2(PO4)2(OH)2, from Yunnan, China, with site-selective As-P substitution. American Mineralogist, 109 (7) 1248-1257 doi:10.2138/am-2023-8942

Synonyms of CuprozheshengiteHide

Other Language Names for CuprozheshengiteHide

Relationship of Cuprozheshengite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Dongchuanite Group
Other Members of Dongchuanite Group:
CuprodongchuanitePb4CuZn2(PO4)4(OH)2Tric. 1 : P1
DongchuanitePb4ZnZn2(PO4)4(OH)2Tric. 1 : P1
ZheshengitePb4ZnZn2(AsO4)2(PO4)2(OH)2Tric. 1 : P1

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
5 photos of Cuprozheshengite associated with HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
4 photos of Cuprozheshengite associated with Veszelyite(Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3 · 2H2O
2 photos of Cuprozheshengite associated with CuprodongchuanitePb4CuZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
1 photo of Cuprozheshengite associated with ArsenoveszelyiteCu2Zn(AsO4)(OH)3 · 2H2O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

8.BH.PeterchiniteZn3Zn2(OH)6As[O3(OH)3]Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.BH.ReznitskyiteCaMg(VO4)FMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BH.PlumbogottlobitePbMg(VO4)(OH)Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.BH.ZheshengitePb4ZnZn2(AsO4)2(PO4)2(OH)2Tric. 1 : P1
8.BH.CrimsonitePbFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
8.BH.05ThadeuiteCa(Mg,Fe2+)3(PO4)2(OH,F)2Orth. 222 : C2221
8.BH.10PanasqueiraiteCaMg(PO4)(OH)Mon.
8.BH.10IsokiteCaMg(PO4)FMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BH.10LacroixiteNaAl(PO4)FMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BH.10ArsenatrotitaniteNaTi(AsO4)OMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BH.10MaxwelliteNaFe3+(AsO4)FMon. 2/m : P2/m
8.BH.10DurangiteNaAl(AsO4)FMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BH.10KononoviteNaMg(SO4)FMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BH.15DrugmanitePb2Fe3+(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : P21/b
8.BH.20Nigelcookite PbFe2+2V3+2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BH.20Plumbojohntomaite PbFe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BH.20CirroliteCa3Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 (?)
8.BH.20PenikisiteBa(Mg,Fe2+,Ca)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BH.20PerloffiteBa(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BH.20Bjarebyite Group
8.BH.20StrontioperloffiteSrMn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BH.20PlumboperloffitePbMn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BH.20JohntomaiteBaFe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BH.20Bjarebyite(Ba,Sr)(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BH.20KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BH.25BertossaiteLi2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
8.BH.25NatropalermoiteNa2SrAl4(PO4)4(OH)4Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
8.BH.25PalermoiteLi2SrAl4(PO4)4(OH)4Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
8.BH.30SewarditeCaFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
8.BH.30CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
8.BH.35AdeliteCaMg(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 222 : P212121
8.BH.35DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 222 : P212121
8.BH.35CobaltaustiniteCaCo(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 222 : P212121
8.BH.35NickelaustiniteCaNi(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 222 : P212121
8.BH.35GabrielsonitePbFe3+(As3+O3)OOrth. mm2 : Pmc21
8.BH.35ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 222 : P212121
8.BH.35ArsendescloizitePbZn(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 222 : P212121
8.BH.35'Duftite-alpha'PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
8.BH.35GottlobiteCaMg(VO4)(OH)Orth. 222 : P212121
8.BH.35AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 222 : P212121
8.BH.35HermannroseiteCaCu(PO4)(OH)Orth. 222 : P212121
8.BH.35TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)Orth. 222 : P212121
8.BH.40ČechitePbFe2+(VO4)(OH)Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
8.BH.40Khorixasite(Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH)Mon. 2/m : P2/m
8.BH.40MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.BH.40DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.BH.40PyrobelonitePbMn2+(VO4)(OH)Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.BH.45BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BH.45VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.BH.50PaganoiteNiBi(AsO4)OTric. 1 : P1
8.BH.55JagoweriteBaAl2(PO4)2(OH)2Tric.
8.BH.55HarrisoniteCa(Fe2+,Mg)6(PO4)2(SiO4)2Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
8.BH.60AttakoliteCaMn2+Al4(SiO3OH)(PO4)3(OH)4Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.BH.65LeningraditePbCu3(VO4)2ClOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Ibam
8.BH.70KatiarsiteKTiO(AsO4)Orth. mm2 : Pna21
8.BH.70YurgensoniteK2SnTiO2(AsO4)2Orth. mm2 : Pna21
8.BH.75MelanarsiteK3Cu7Fe3+O4(AsO4)4Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BH.80EvseeviteNa2Mg(AsO4)FOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
8.BH.80MoraskoiteNa2Mg(PO4)FOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
8.BH.85PiccoliiteNaCaMn3+2(AsO4)2O(OH)Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcm

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for CuprozheshengiteHide

References for CuprozheshengiteHide

Localities for CuprozheshengiteHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
China (TL)
 
  • Yunnan
    • Honghe
      • Gejiu City
        • Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field
Miyawaki et al. (2022)
    • Kunming
      • Dongchuan District
        • Tangdan Town
          • Shizhuang Village
            • Sanguozhuang
Miyawaki et al. (2022)
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