Category Organic mineral Crystal system Triclinic | Formula(repeating unit) Cu(C3N3O3H2)2(NH3)2 Space group P1 | |
Crystal class Pinacoidal (1)(same H-M symbol) Unit cell a = 5.042, b = 6.997c = 9.099 [Å]; α = 90.05°β = 98.11°, γ = 110.95° | ||
Joanneumite is the first recognized isocyanurate mineral, with the formula Cu(C3N3O3H2)2(NH3)2. It is also ammine-containing mineral, a feature shared with ammineite, chanabayaite and shilovite. All the minerals are very rare and were found in a guano deposit in Pabellón de Pica, Chile.
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