Cuprostibite R060838
Name: Cuprostibite
RRUFF ID: R060838
Ideal Chemistry: Cu2(Sb,Tl)
Locality: Mount Nakalak, Ilimaussaq, Greenland
Source: Michael Scott S100912 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Gray metallic with purple-red tint, massive
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060838.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Cu2.00Sb1.00; trace amounts of S
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060838
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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: R060838
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 3.997(1)Å    b: 3.997(1)Å    c: 6.094(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 97.38(3)Å3    Crystal System: tetragonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Cuprostibite

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]

Sørensen H, Semenov E I, Bezsmertnaya M S, Khalezova E B (1969) Cuprostibite, a new natural compound of copper and antimony, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 98, 716-724   [view file]

Fleischer M, Nickel E H (1970) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 55, 1810-1818   [view file]

Hålenius U, Ålinder C (1982) Occurrence and formation of cuprostibite in a Zn–Pb–Ag mineralized siliceous dolomite at Långsjön, Central Sweden, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 5, 201-215   [view file]

Pearson W B (1985) The Cu2Sb and related structures, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 171, 23-39   [view file]

Nuss J, Jansen M (2002) Zur Abgrenzung de PbFCl- und Cu2Sb-Strukturefamilien: Neubestimmung und Verfeinerung der Kristallstrukturen von CuMgSb, Su2Sb und CuMgAs, Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 628, 1152-1157