Lislkirchnerite

Pb6Al(OH)8Cl2(NO3)5 · 2H2O
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Lkn
IMA approved
2015
Also known as
  • IMA2015-064
  • Lislkirchneriet
  • Unnamed (Pb-Al Hydroxide-Chloride-Nitrate-Hydrate)

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
Nueva Esperanza no. 1 mine
  1. Nueva Esperanza vein
  2. Capillitas mining district
  3. Andalgalá
  4. Andalgalá Department
  5. Catamarca Province
  6. Argentina

-27.3417°, -66.3833°

2recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Crystallography

Crystal system
Monoclinic
Cell parameters
a = 10.7834(6) Å · b = 9.0584(5) Å · c = 13.6178(9) Å
Cell angles
β = 102.28(2) °
Ratio a:b:c
1 : 0.840 : 1.263
Comment

Space group P21/n.

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
82PbLeadLead6207.2001243.200
68.19%
8OOxygenOxygen2515.999399.975
21.94%
17ClChlorineChlorine235.45070.900
3.89%
7NNitrogenNitrogen514.00770.035
3.84%
13AlAluminiumAluminium126.98226.982
1.48%
1HHydrogenHydrogen121.00812.096
0.66%
Total1823.188100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From IMA formula

Synonyms

  • IMA2015-064
  • Lislkirchneriet
  • Unnamed (Pb-Al Hydroxide-Chloride-Nitrate-Hydrate)

In other languages

French
lislkirchnerite
German
IMA 2015-064 · Lislkirchnerit

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

5.ND.25

  • 5CarbonatesClass
  • 5.NNITRATESDivision
  • 5.NDWith OH (etc.) and H2OGroup
  • 5.ND.25LislkirchneriteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. Effenberger, H., Lengauer, C.L., Libowitzky, E., Putz, H., Topa, D. (2015): Pb6Al(OH)8Cl2(NO3)5·3H2O from the Capillitas deposit, Argentina. Poster, MinPet 2015, Leoben, Austria, September 10-13, Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft 161, 31 (abs.).
  2. 2015Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2015) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2015, CNMNC Newsletter No 27. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (5). 1223-1230 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.5.16DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2015.079.5.16
  3. 2022(2022) Lislkirchnerite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Lislkirchnerite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/lislkirchnerite-46822},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}