Demesmaekerite R080130

Name: Demesmaekerite
RRUFF ID: R080130
Ideal Chemistry: Pb₂Cu₅(UO₂)₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)₆(OH)₆·2H₂O
Locality: Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Congo
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark green to light brownish green bladed crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented Sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R080130

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R080130.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 11.930(3)Å b: 10.033(2)Å c: 5.632(1)Å
alpha: 89.77(1)° beta: 100.39(1)° gamma: 91.40(1)° Volume: 662.8(2)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Demesmaekerite
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]
Cesbron F, Bachet B, Oosterbosch R (1965) La demesmaekerite, sélénite hydraté d'uranium, cuivre et plomb, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 88, 422-425 [view file]
Fleischer M (1966) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 51, 1815-1820 [view file]
Ginderow D, Cesbron F (1983) Structure de la demesmaekerite,Pb₂Cu₅(SeO₃)₆(UO₂)₂(OH)₆·2H₂O, Acta Crystallographica, C39, 824-827