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Carolinaite

A valid IMA mineral species - pending publication
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Carolinaite

Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
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Carolinaite

Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
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Carolinaite, etc.

Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
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Carolinaite

Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
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Carolinaite

Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
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Carolinaite, etc.

Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
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Carolinaite

Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
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Carolinaite

Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
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About CarolinaiteHide

Formula:
[Cu2+4Pb4O2(OH)8(SO4)(H2O)2] · (SO4)(H2O)2
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
For the Carolinas region of the United States. The type locality is in North Carolina.
New structure type.

Some habits are visually similar to connellite.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
500651
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:500651:5

Similar NamesHide

CarliniteA valid IMA mineral speciesTl2S
CaroliniteA synonym of Nepheline
Karelinite

IMA Classification of CarolinaiteHide

IMA status:
Approved, Pending publication

Classification of CarolinaiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
7.CC.

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
C : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without additional anions, with H2O
C : With medium-sized and large cations

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

Chemistry of CarolinaiteHide

Mindat Formula:
[Cu2+4Pb4O2(OH)8(SO4)(H2O)2] · (SO4)(H2O)2
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Pb54.698 %
O23.230 %
Cu16.775 %
S4.232 %
H1.064 %

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

Crystallography of CarolinaiteHide

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P2/b
Setting:
P2/c
Cell Parameters:
a = 13.629(2) Å, b = 7.311(1) Å, c = 11.442(2) Å
β = 114.656(9)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.864 : 1 : 1.565
Unit Cell V:
1,036.16 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Type Occurrence of CarolinaiteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Cotype material is deposited in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA, catalogue numbers 77407, 77408 and 77409, and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA, catalogue number CM35013

Synonyms of CarolinaiteHide

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

7.CC.CobaltoblöditeNa2Co(SO4)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.AndychristyitePbCu2+Te6+O5(H2O)Tric. 1 : P1
7.CC.Ammoniovoltaite(NH4)2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12(H2O)18Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c
7.CC.05KrausiteKFe(SO4)2 · H2OMon. 2/m : P21/m
7.CC.10TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.15MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CC.15KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CC.20Alum-(Na)NaAl(SO4)2 · 12H2OIso. m3(2/m3) : Pa3
7.CC.20Lonecreekite(NH4)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 12H2OIso. m3(2/m3) : Pa3
7.CC.20Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2OIso. m3(2/m3) : Pa3
7.CC.20Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2OIso. m3(2/m3) : Pa3
7.CC.20LanmuchangiteTl+Al(SO4)2 · 12H2OIso. m3(2/m3) : Pa3
7.CC.25ZincovoltaiteK2Zn5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c
7.CC.25VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c
7.CC.25MagnesiovoltaiteK2Mg5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c
7.CC.25PertlikiteK2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Mg,Fe3+)4Fe3+2Al(SO4)12 · 18H2OTet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/acd
7.CC.25Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c
7.CC.30KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.35FerrinatriteNa3Fe(SO4)3 · 3H2OTrig. 3 : P3
7.CC.40GoldichiteKFe(SO4)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.45LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2OTrig. 3 : R3
7.CC.50NickelblöditeNa2Ni(SO4)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.50BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.50ChangoiteNa2Zn(SO4)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.55LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
7.CC.55MereiteriteK2Fe(SO4)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
7.CC.60NickelpicromeriteK2Ni(SO4)2 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.60Nickelboussingaultite(NH4)2Ni(SO4)2 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.60Katerinopoulosite(NH4)2Zn(SO4)2 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.60PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : P2/b
7.CC.60CyanochroiteK2Cu(SO4)2 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.60Mohrite(NH4)2Fe(SO4)2 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.60Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.65PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2OTric. 1
7.CC.70LeightoniteK2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CC.75AmarilliteNaFe(SO4)2 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CC.80KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
7.CC.85WattevilleiteNa2Ca(SO4)2 · 4H2O (?)Orth.
7.CC.85XocolatliteCa2Mn4+2(Te6+O6)2 · H2OMon. 2/m : P2/c
7.CC.90Eckhardite(Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O)Mon. 2/m

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 CarolinaiteHide

References for CarolinaiteHide

Localities for CarolinaiteHide

Showing 7 localities.

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
UK
 
  • Scotland
    • Dumfries and Galloway
      • Wanlockhead
NHM London.
    • South Lanarkshire
      • Leadhills
        • Wanlock Dod
  • Wales
    • Ceredigion
      • Ceulanymaesmawr
        • Tal-y-bont
      • Trefeirig
        • Pen-bont Rhydybeddau
USA (TL)
 
  • North Carolina
    • Haywood County
      • Waterville Lake
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