Fingerite R070614



Name: Fingerite
RRUFF ID: R070614
Ideal Chemistry: Cu11O2(VO4)6
Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
Source: Michael Scott S103064 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black submetallic well-formed prismatic crystals associated with black, poorly-formed ziesite, R070482
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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RRUFF ID: R070614
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070614.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 8.162(2)Å    b: 8.268(1)Å    c: 8.045(2)Å
alpha: 107.096(9)°    beta: 91.414(9)°    gamma: 106.429(8)°   Volume: 494.3(2)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 Fingerite

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]

Finger L W (1985) Fingerite, Cu11O2(VO4)6, a new vanadium sublimate from Izalco volcano, El Salvador: crystal structure, American Mineralogist, 70, 197-199   [view file]

Hughes J M, Hadidiacos C G (1985) Fingerite, Cu11O2(VO4)6, a new vanadium sublimate from lzalco volcano, El Salvador: descriptive mineralogy, American Mineralogist, 70, 193-196   [view file]