Cadsulfohite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine)
Tsumeb
Oshikoto Region
Namibia
-19.2270°, 17.7276°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

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Crystallography

Crystal system: Monoclinic
Cell parameters: a = 6.9035(6) Å · b = 7.5844(7) Å · c = 9.9836(10) Å
Cell angles: β = 97.225(5) °
Ratio a:b:c: 1 : 1.099 : 1.446
Comment: Space group setting P21/n

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
48CdCadmium Cadmium 2 112.414 224.828
63.35%
8OOxygen Oxygen 6 15.999 95.994
27.05%
16SSulfur Sulfur 1 32.060 32.060
9.03%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 2 1.008 2.016
0.57%
Total 354.898 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
48CdCadmium	Cadmium	2	112.414	224.828	63.35%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	6	15.999	95.994	27.05%
16SSulfur	Sulfur	1	32.060	32.060	9.03%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	2	1.008	2.016	0.57%
	Total	354.898	100.00%

Synonyms

Cadsulfohiet
IMA2024-088

In other languages

German: Cadsulfohit · IMA 2024-088

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

7.BD

7SulfatesClass
7.BSulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, without H₂ODivision
7.BDWith only large cationsGroup
7.BDCadsulfohiteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2025Bosi, Ferdinando; Hatert, Frédéric; Pasero, Marco; Mills, Stuart J. (2025) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 84. European Journal of Mineralogy, 37 (2). 249-255 doi:10.5194/ejm-37-249-2025 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-37-249-2025

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Cadsulfohite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/cadsulfohite-471971},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}