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Colusite R070568

Name: Colusite
RRUFF ID: R070568
Ideal Chemistry: Cu₁₂V(Sb,As,Sn)₃S₁₆
Locality: East Colusa mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Metallic bronze massive associated with quartz and pyrite
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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R070568

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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REFERENCES for Colusite
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]
Landon R E, Mogilnor A H (1933) Colusite, a new mineral of the sphalerite group, American Mineralogist, 18, 528-533 [view file]
Berman H, Gonyer F A (1939) Re-examination of colusite, American Mineralogist, 24, 377-381 [view file]
Nelson R (1939) Colusite—its occurrence, paragenesis and genetic significance, American Mineralogist, 24, 369-376 [view file]
Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 2103-2106 [view file]
Levy C (1968) Contribution a la mineralogie des sulfures de cuivre du type Cu₃XS₄, Mémoires du Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, 54, 1-178
Orlandi P, Merlino S, Duchi G, Vezzalini G (1981) Colusite: a new occurrence and crystal chemistry, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 423-427 [view file]
Spry P G, Merlino S, Wang S, Zhang X, Buseck P R (1994) New occurrences and refined crystal chemistry of colusite, with comparisons to arsenosulvanite, American Mineralogist, 79, 750-762 [view file]
Frank-Kamenetskaya O V, Rozhdenstvenskaya I V, Yanulova L A (2002) New data on the crystal structures of colusites and arsenosulvanites, Journal of Structural Chemistry, 43, 89-100
Wagner T, Monecke T (2005) Germanium-bearing colusite from the Waterloo volcanic-rock-hosted massive sulfide deposit, Australia: crystal chemistry and formation of colusite-group minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 655-669 [view file]

REFERENCES for Colusite

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]

Landon R E, Mogilnor A H (1933) Colusite, a new mineral of the sphalerite group, American Mineralogist, 18, 528-533 [view file]

Berman H, Gonyer F A (1939) Re-examination of colusite, American Mineralogist, 24, 377-381 [view file]

Nelson R (1939) Colusite—its occurrence, paragenesis and genetic significance, American Mineralogist, 24, 369-376 [view file]

Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 2103-2106 [view file]

Levy C (1968) Contribution a la mineralogie des sulfures de cuivre du type Cu₃XS₄, Mémoires du Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, 54, 1-178

Orlandi P, Merlino S, Duchi G, Vezzalini G (1981) Colusite: a new occurrence and crystal chemistry, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 423-427 [view file]

Spry P G, Merlino S, Wang S, Zhang X, Buseck P R (1994) New occurrences and refined crystal chemistry of colusite, with comparisons to arsenosulvanite, American Mineralogist, 79, 750-762 [view file]

Frank-Kamenetskaya O V, Rozhdenstvenskaya I V, Yanulova L A (2002) New data on the crystal structures of colusites and arsenosulvanites, Journal of Structural Chemistry, 43, 89-100

Wagner T, Monecke T (2005) Germanium-bearing colusite from the Waterloo volcanic-rock-hosted massive sulfide deposit, Australia: crystal chemistry and formation of colusite-group minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 655-669 [view file]