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Ammineite

ammineite

CuCl2·2NH3

Ammineite mineral information and data

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Overview

Ammineite is the first recognized mineral containing ammine groups. Its formula is [CuCl2(NH3)2]. The mineral is chemically pure. It was found in a guano deposit in Chile. At the same site other ammine-containing minerals were later found:

Chanabayaite, CuCl(N3C2H2)(NH3)·0.25H2O (an alternative formula), a triazolate mineral Joanneumite, Cu(C3N3O3H2)2(NH3)2, an isocyanurate mineral Shilovite, Cu(NH3)4(NO3)2

Scientific references

  1. Ammineite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19772354 Link
  2. Ammineite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammineite Link