Charleshatchettite is a very rare, complex, niobium oxide mineral with the formula CaNb4O10(OH)2•8H2O.[4][3] It was discovered in the mineral-rich site Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada.[3][5]
Charleshatchettite | |
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General | |
Category | Oxide |
Formula (repeating unit) | CaNb4O10(OH)2•8H2O |
IMA symbol | Chh[1] |
Crystal system | Monoclinic |
Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
Space group | C2/c |
Unit cell | a = 21.151(4), b = 6.496(1), c = 12.714(3) [Å], β = 103.96° |
Identification | |
References | [2][3] |
Charleshatchettite is chemically similar to hochelagaite.[3]