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Grandviewite R070667
Name: Grandviewite
RRUFF ID: R070667
Ideal Chemistry: Cu3Al2(SO4)(OH)10·H2O
Locality: Grand View mine, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Source: George Stevens, Malcom Alter [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Light blue sprays of fibrous crystals associated with blue cyanotrichite.
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070667
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 65% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Grandviewite

Colchester D M, Klish D R, Leverett P, Williams P A (2008) Grandviewite, Cu3Al9(SO4)2(OH)29, a new mineral from the Grandview mine, Arizona, USA, Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 14, 51-54   [view file]

Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) - Newsletter 65, European Journal of Mineralogy, 34, 143-148   [view file]

Sejkora J, Steciuk G, Marquez-Zavalia M F, Plášil J, Dolníček Z (2022) Grandviewite redefinition, new formula Cu3Al2(SO4)(OH)10·H2O, and crystal-structure determination, Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 730-742