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Decrespignyite-(Y) R060302
Name: Decrespignyite-(Y)
RRUFF ID: R060302
Ideal Chemistry: Y4Cu(CO3)4Cl(OH)5·2H2O
Locality: Paratoo mine, Paratoo, South Australia, Australia
Source: Michael Scott S100067 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Blue massive crust
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060302.9
Sample Description: Powder, using Mo radiation
Cell Refinement Output: a: 8.60(1)Å    b: 8.60(1)Å    c: 22.63(4)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 1450(2)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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

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REFERENCES for Decrespignyite-(Y)

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]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2002) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 87, 1731-1735   [view file]

Mandarino J A (2002) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1527-1550   [view file]

Wallwork K, Kolitsch U, Pring A, Nasdala L (2002) Decrespignyite-(Y), a new copper yttrium rare earth carbonate chloride hydrate from Paratoo, South Australia, Mineralogical Magazine, 66, 181-188   [view file]

Rius J, Colombo F, Vallcorba O, Torrelles X, Gemmi M, Mugnaioli E (2020) Structural study of decrespignyite-(Y), a complex yttrium rare earth copper carbonate chloride, by three-dimensional electron and synchrotron powder diffraction, European Journal of Mineralogy, 32, 545-555   [view file]