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Copiapite R060821

Name: Copiapite
RRUFF ID: R060821
Ideal Chemistry: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O
Locality: Alcaparrosa mine, Tierra Amarilla, Chile
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Yellowish-brown platy aggregates associated with romerite, R060820
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

Mineral Group: [ Copiapite (4) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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RRUFF ID:

R060821

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 40% of 150mW

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REFERENCES for Copiapite
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]
Rose H (1833) Ueber einige in Südamerika vorkommende Eisenoxydsalze, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 27, 309-319 [view file]
Linck G (1889) Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Sulfate von Terra amarilla bei Copiapó in Chile, Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, 15, 1-28 [view file]
Palache C, Peacock M A, Berry L G (1946) Crystallography of copiapite, University of Toronto Studies: VI. Geological Series, 50, 9-26 [view file]
Berry L G (1947) Composition and optics of copiapite, University of Toronto Studies: VI. Geological Series, 51, 21-34 [view file]
Kashkai M A, Alijev R M (1960) The new mineral - calciocopiapite (tuciit) of the capiapite group and the characteristics of this group in general, Trudy Azerbaĭdzhanskogo Geograficheskogo Obshchestva, 1960, 49-76 [view file]
Süsse P (1972) Crystal structure and hydrogen bonding of copiapite, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 135, 34-55
Bariand P, Cesbron F, Berthelon J-P (1977) Les sulfates de fer de Saghand près de Yazd (Iran), Mémoire Hors-Série de la Société Géologique de France, 8, 77-85 [view file]
Bayliss P, Atencio D (1985) X-ray powder-diffraction data and cell parameters for copiapite-group minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 53-56 [view file]
Majzlan J, Michallik R (2007) The crystal structures, solid solutions and infrared spectra of copiapite-group minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, 71, 553-569 [view file]
Chipera S J, Bish D L, Sarrazin P, Alcantar-Lopez L, Vaniman D T, Blake D (2008) Sulfate mineralogy from acid-alteration of pyrite: Leadville, Colorado, Lunar and Planetary Science, 39, 1462 [view file]
Sabron P, Alpers C N (2013) Raman spectroscopy of efflorescent sulfate salts from Iron Mountain Mine Superfund Site, California, Astrobiology, 13, 270-278
Sobron P, Bishop J L, Blake D F, Chen B, Rull F (2014) Natural Fe-bearing oxides and sulfates from the Rio Tinto Mars analog site: Critical assessment of VNIR reflectance spectroscopy, laser Raman spectroscopy, and XRD as mineral identification tools, American Mineralogist, 99, 1199-1205

REFERENCES for Copiapite

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]

Rose H (1833) Ueber einige in Südamerika vorkommende Eisenoxydsalze, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 27, 309-319 [view file]

Linck G (1889) Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Sulfate von Terra amarilla bei Copiapó in Chile, Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, 15, 1-28 [view file]

Palache C, Peacock M A, Berry L G (1946) Crystallography of copiapite, University of Toronto Studies: VI. Geological Series, 50, 9-26 [view file]

Berry L G (1947) Composition and optics of copiapite, University of Toronto Studies: VI. Geological Series, 51, 21-34 [view file]

Kashkai M A, Alijev R M (1960) The new mineral - calciocopiapite (tuciit) of the capiapite group and the characteristics of this group in general, Trudy Azerbaĭdzhanskogo Geograficheskogo Obshchestva, 1960, 49-76 [view file]

Süsse P (1972) Crystal structure and hydrogen bonding of copiapite, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 135, 34-55

Bariand P, Cesbron F, Berthelon J-P (1977) Les sulfates de fer de Saghand près de Yazd (Iran), Mémoire Hors-Série de la Société Géologique de France, 8, 77-85 [view file]

Bayliss P, Atencio D (1985) X-ray powder-diffraction data and cell parameters for copiapite-group minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 53-56 [view file]

Majzlan J, Michallik R (2007) The crystal structures, solid solutions and infrared spectra of copiapite-group minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, 71, 553-569 [view file]

Chipera S J, Bish D L, Sarrazin P, Alcantar-Lopez L, Vaniman D T, Blake D (2008) Sulfate mineralogy from acid-alteration of pyrite: Leadville, Colorado, Lunar and Planetary Science, 39, 1462 [view file]

Sabron P, Alpers C N (2013) Raman spectroscopy of efflorescent sulfate salts from Iron Mountain Mine Superfund Site, California, Astrobiology, 13, 270-278

Sobron P, Bishop J L, Blake D F, Chen B, Rull F (2014) Natural Fe-bearing oxides and sulfates from the Rio Tinto Mars analog site: Critical assessment of VNIR reflectance spectroscopy, laser Raman spectroscopy, and XRD as mineral identification tools, American Mineralogist, 99, 1199-1205