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Sulfate

Nabokoite

Cu₇Te⁴⁺O₄(SO₄)₅·KCl
Hardness2–2.5
Crystal systemTetragonal
ClassSulfate

Nabokoite

Nabokoite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfate class, with the chemical formula Cu₇Te⁴⁺O₄(SO₄)₅·KCl.

It crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system (space group P4/ncc).

Key properties: Mohs hardness 2–2.5; specific gravity 4.18; Yellow- brown streak; Vitreous luster; optically uniaxial.

IMA symbol Nab, IMA status: approved, named in 1985.

A rare sublimate formed in a volcanic fumarole.

It is found associated with Atlasovite, chalcocyanite, dolerophanite, chloroxiphite, euchlorine, piypite, atacamite, alarsite, fedotovite, lammerite, klyuchevskite, anglesite.

The mineral was named to honor Sof’ya Ivanovna Naboko (1909–), Institute of Volcanology, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskii, Russia, Russian volcanologist who first collected the mineral.

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