Where it forms, where it's found
- Type locality
- Kingsgate
- Gough Co.
- New South Wales
- Australia
-29.8179°, 151.9728°
1recorded occurrences
Crystallography
- Cell parameters
- a = 8.103(2) Å · b = 8.540(2) Å · c = 11.209(2) Å
- Cell angles
- β = 93.58(3) °
- Ratio a:b:c
- 1 : 1.054 : 1.383
- Comment
Space Group: P2/n
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- Colchesteriet
In other languages
- German
- Colchesterit · IMA 2023-053
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.4.DE
- 4OxidesClass
- 4.DMetal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similarDivision
- 4.DEWith medium-sized cations; with various polyhedraGroup
- 4.DEColchesteriteSpecies
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 2023Bosi, Ferdinando, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2023) Newsletter 75. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-4 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.76DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2023.76
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Colchesterite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/colchesterite-470887},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}