Klockmannite R070658

Name: Klockmannite
RRUFF ID: R070658
Ideal Chemistry: Cu_5.2Se₆
Locality: Cacheuta mine, Cerro de Cacheuta, Sierra de Cacheuta, Mendoza, Argentina
Source: Michael Scott S105180 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Metallic steel-gray granular aggregates with dull blue-green tarnish associated with umangite mounted in epoxy disc
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R070658.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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RRUFF ID:

R070658

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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REFERENCES for Klockmannite
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]
Ramdohr P (1928) Klockmannit, ein neues natürliches kupferselenid, Centralblatt fur Mineralogie, Geologie und Palaontologie, 1928, 225-232 [view file]
Foshag W F (1929) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 14, 41-42 [view file]
Earley J W (1949) Studies of natural and artificial selenides: I - Klockmannite, CuSe, American Mineralogist, 34, 435-440 [view file]
Earley J W (1950) Description and synthesis of the selenide minerals, American Mineralogist, 35, 337-364 [view file]
Heyding R D, Murray R M (1976) Crystal structures of Cu_1.8Se, Cu₃Se₂, α- and γCuSe, CuSe₂, and CuSe₂II, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 54, 841-848
Effenberger H, Pertlik F (1981) Ein beitrag zur kristallstruktur von α-CuSe (klockmannite), Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1981, 197-205