Christelite R060792
Name: Christelite
RRUFF ID: R060792
Ideal Chemistry: Zn3Cu2(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O
Locality: San Francisco mine, Sierra Gorda, Chile
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Greenish blue bladed crystals associated with hemimorphite and quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Ktenasite (6) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample.
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060792.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.422(2)Å    b: 6.334(3)Å    c: 10.486(4)Å
alpha: 94.37(2)°    beta: 90.02(3)°    gamma: 90.21(2)°   Volume: 359.02(8)Å3    Crystal System: triclinic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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

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REFERENCES for Christelite

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]

Livingstone A (1991) The zinc analogue of ktenasite from Smallcleugh and Brownley Hills mines, Nenthead, Cumbria, Journal of the Russell Society, 4, 13-15   [view file]

Adiwidjaja G, Friese K, Klaska K H, Schlüter J (1996) The crystal structure of christelite Zn3Cu2(SO4)2(OH)6·4(H2O), Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 211, 518-521

Schlüter J, Klaska K H, Adiwidjaja G, Gebhard G (1996) Christelite, Zn3Cu2(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O, a new mineral from the San Francisco mine, Antofogasta, Chile, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1996, 188-192

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (1997) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 82, 207-210   [view file]