R070434 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Geminite R070434

Name: Geminite
RRUFF ID: R070434
Ideal Chemistry: Cu²⁺(AsO₃OH)·H₂O
Locality: Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Ostrov, Krusné Hory Mountains (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic
Source: Michael Scott S104403 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Stellate aggregates of pale green bladed crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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RRUFF ID:

R070434

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070434.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 6.412(1)Å b: 8.057(2)Å c: 15.615(3)Å
alpha: 87.26(3)° beta: 84.17(3)° gamma: 84.34(3)° Volume: 798.0(4)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Geminite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]
Sarp H, Perroud P (1990) La geminite, Cu₂As₂O₇·3H₂O, un nouveau minéral de la mine de Cap Garonne, Var, France, Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 70, 309-314
Jambor J L (1992) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 77, 670-675 [view file]
Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1995) The crystal structure of geminite, Cu²⁺(AsO₃OH)(H₂O), a heteropolyhedral sheet structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 1111-1118 [view file]
Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 766-770 [view file]
Prencipe M, Pushcharovsky D Y, Sarp H, Ferraris G (1996) Comparative crystal chemistry of geminite Cu[AsO₃OH]H₂O and related minerals, Moscow University Geology Bulletin, 51, 51-58 [view file]
Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 907-911 [view file]
Plumhoff A M, Plášil J, Dachs E, Benisek A, Sejkora J, Števko M, Rumsen M S, Majzlan J (2020) Thermodynamic properties, crystal structure and phase relations of pushcharovskite [Cu(AsO₃OH)(H₂O) · 0.5H₂O], geminite [Cu(AsO₃OH)(H₂O)] and liroconite [Cu₂Al(AsO₄)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O], European Journal of Mineralogy, 32, 285-304 [view file]

REFERENCES for Geminite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Sarp H, Perroud P (1990) La geminite, Cu₂As₂O₇·3H₂O, un nouveau minéral de la mine de Cap Garonne, Var, France, Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 70, 309-314

Jambor J L (1992) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 77, 670-675 [view file]

Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1995) The crystal structure of geminite, Cu²⁺(AsO₃OH)(H₂O), a heteropolyhedral sheet structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 1111-1118 [view file]

Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 766-770 [view file]

Prencipe M, Pushcharovsky D Y, Sarp H, Ferraris G (1996) Comparative crystal chemistry of geminite Cu[AsO₃OH]H₂O and related minerals, Moscow University Geology Bulletin, 51, 51-58 [view file]

Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 907-911 [view file]

Plumhoff A M, Plášil J, Dachs E, Benisek A, Sejkora J, Števko M, Rumsen M S, Majzlan J (2020) Thermodynamic properties, crystal structure and phase relations of pushcharovskite [Cu(AsO₃OH)(H₂O) · 0.5H₂O], geminite [Cu(AsO₃OH)(H₂O)] and liroconite [Cu₂Al(AsO₄)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O], European Journal of Mineralogy, 32, 285-304 [view file]