Bojarite

bojarite

nitratine

belloite

salammoniac

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Formula: Cu₃(N₃C₂H₂)₃(OH)Cl₂.6H₂O
Organic compound
Crystal System: Isometric
Specific gravity: 2.057 calculated
Hardness: 2
Streak: Blue
Colour: Blue
Environments

Guano deposits

Bojarite is a relatively new mineral, approved in 2020 and to date (June 2023) reported only from the type locality.

Localities

At the type locality, Pabellón de Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile, the triazolate mineral bojarite is found in a guano deposit. A triazolate mineral has a structure featuring 5-membered rings with 2 carbon and 3 nitrogen atoms, giving (N₃C₂H₂) groups in the formula). Associated minerals include salammoniac, halite, nitratine and belloite. Bojarite occurs as blue fine-grained porous aggregates up to 1 mm × 3 mm × 5 mm combined typically in interrupted earthy crusts (MM 84.6.913-920).

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