Kapellasite R140623
Name: Kapellasite
RRUFF ID: R140623
Ideal Chemistry: Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2
Locality: Sounion mine No. 19, Lavrion District, Attikí Prefecture, Greece
Source: Stefan Schorn
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Acicular green-blue tufts
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Atacamite (16) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R140623
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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: R140623.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 6.302(3)Å    b: 6.302(3)Å    c: 5.667(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 194.90(1)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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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 Kapellasite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Krause W, Bernhardt H J, Braithwaite R S W, Kolitsch U, Pritchard R (2006) Kapellasite, Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2, a new mineral from Lavrion, Greece, and its crystal structure, Mineralogical Magazine, 70, 329-340   [view file]