The Lavendulan group is a grouping of minerals containing

copper Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin ) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orang ...

and

Chloride The term chloride refers to a compound or molecule that contains either a chlorine anion (), which is a negatively charged chlorine atom, or a non-charged chlorine atom covalently bonded to the rest of the molecule by a single bond (). The pr ...

bearing

arsenate The arsenate is an ion with the chemical formula . Bonding in arsenate consists of a central arsenic atom, with oxidation state +5, double bonded to one oxygen atom and single bonded to a further three oxygen atoms. The four oxygen atoms orien ...

and

phosphate minerals Phosphates are the naturally occurring form of the element phosphorus. In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt (chemistry), salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acids and phosphates, phosphoric acid. It most commonly ...

Lavendulan group members

Members of the Lavendulan group include:Page ''Lavendulan Group: Mineral information, data and localities'' on *Phosphates: **

Sampleite Sampleite has a general formula of NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5(H2O). It was first described in 1942 for an occurrence in Chuquicamata, Chile and was named after Mat Sample, a mine superintendent for the Chile Exploration Company. Sampleite is monoclinic ...

: *Arsenates: **

Lavendulan Lavendulan is an uncommon arsenate mineral in the lavendulan group. It is known for its characteristic intense electric blue colour. Lavendulan is very similar to lemanskiite, the analogue trihydrate mineral, to the point of them being considered ...

: ** Zdenĕkite:

Related minerals

Lemanskiite Lemanskiite is a mineral that was first discovered in a mine at Leadhills#Mining, Abundancia mine, El Guanaco mining district, Chile, with the ideal formula of Sodium, NaCalcium, CaCopper, Cu5(Arsenic, AsOxygen, O4)4Chlorine, Cl·3Hydrogen, H2Ox ...

() is the

trihydrate In chemistry, a hydrate is a substance that contains water or its constituent elements. The chemical state of the water varies widely between different classes of hydrates, some of which were so labeled before their chemical structure was understo ...

, further showing a different mophology.

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