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Nitrate

Lislkirchnerite

Pb₆Al(OH)₈Cl₂(NO₃)₅·2H₂O
Crystal systemMonoclinic
ClassNitrate

Lislkirchnerite

A rare lead-aluminium chloride-nitrate from Argentina's Capillitas deposit.

Intro adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Lislkirchnerite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the nitrate class, with the chemical formula Pb₆Al(OH)₈Cl₂(NO₃)₅·2H₂O.

It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group P2_1/n).

IMA symbol Lkn, IMA status: approved, named in 2015.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data and a Wikipedia introduction — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more L minerals or help write this entry.