devilline

{{Short description|Sulfate mineral}}

{{Infobox mineral

| name = Devilline

| category = Sulfate minerals

| image = Devilline-t08-23b.jpg

| caption = Devilline

| formula = CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3(H₂O)

| IMAsymbol = Dev{{Cite journal|last=Warr|first=L.N.|date=2021|title=IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mineralogical-magazine/article/imacnmnc-approved-mineral-symbols/62311F45ED37831D78603C6E6B25EE0A|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|volume=85|issue=3|pages=291–320|doi=10.1180/mgm.2021.43|bibcode=2021MinM...85..291W|s2cid=235729616|doi-access=free}}

| molweight =

| strunz = 7.DD.30

| system = Monoclinic

| class = Prismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)

| symmetry = P2₁/c

| unit cell = a = 20.870, b = 6.135
c = 22.91 [Å], β = 102.73°
V = 2,861.23 Å³

| color = Green, blueish green; green in transmitted light

| habit = Prismatic, lamellar, platy pseudohexagonal crystals

| twinning = On {010}

| cleavage = Perfect (001) distinct (110) and (101)

| fracture =

| tenacity = Brittle

| mohs = 2.5

| luster = Vitreous, pearly

| refractive = n_α=1.585, n_β=1.649, n_γ=1.660

| opticalprop = biaxial negative

| 2V = 42°

| birefringence = δ=0.075

| pleochroism = Visible

| streak = Light green

| gravity =

| density = Measured: 3.13 g/cm³

Calculated: 3.084 g/cm³

| melt =

| fusibility =

| diagnostic =

| solubility = Insoluble in water and concentrated H₂SO₄. Completely soluble in HNO₃.

| diaphaneity =

| other =

| references = {{Cite web|url=http://www.mindat.org/min-1270.html|title = Devilline on Mindat}}{{Cite web|url=http://webmineral.com/data/Devilline.shtml|title=Devilline Mineral Data – Webmineral}}

}}

Devilline is a sulfate mineral with the chemical formula CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O. The name originates from the French chemist's name, Henri Etienne Sainte-Claire Deville (1818–1881).

Devilline crystallizes in the monoclinic system.Back, M., and Mandrine, J. (2008) Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species 2008. 58 p. Mineralogical Record, Tuscan, Arizona Crystallographically, it contains three vectors of unequal lengths and two pairs of vectors are perpendicular while the other pair makes an angle other than 90°. Devilline is prismatic and belongs to the crystal class 2/m. This mineral belongs to the space group P 2₁/c. Devilline is an anisotropic mineral, meaning that the mineral has different properties in different directions. Optically, this mineral is biaxial negative, meaning that it contains two optic axes. Devilline has a moderate mineral relief. Mineral relief refers to the way a mineral appears to stand out when viewed under polarized light and it is dependent on the mineral's index of refraction.

Devilline is a rare and unusual secondary mineral found in the oxidized portions of copper sulfide ore deposits.{{cite web |last1=Anthony |first1=John W. |last2=Bideaux |first2=Richard A. |last3=Bladh |first3=Kenneth W. |last4=Nichols |first4=Monte C. |title=Devilline |url=http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/devilline.pdf |website=Handbook of Mineralogy |publisher=Mineral Data Publishing |access-date=28 December 2021 |date=2005}} Because Devilline occurs in such oxidation zones, this mineral often is of post-mining origin. Devilline is found in mines all around the world.