Koritnigite R060654
Name: Koritnigite
RRUFF ID: R060654
Ideal Chemistry: Zn(AsO3OH)·H2O
Locality: Jachymov, Czech Republic
Source: Michael Scott S101163 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Reddish-pink spherical aggregates
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Koritnigite (3) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060654.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Zn0.83Co0.13Ni0.03Fe0.01)(As1.00O3OH)·H2O ; OH estimated by stoichiometry and charge balance
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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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: R060654.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.895(5)Å    b: 15.75(1)Å    c: 6.630(3)Å
alpha: 90.51(2)°    beta: 96.57(2)°    gamma: 89.99(2)°   Volume: 819(1)Å3    Crystal System: triclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Koritnigite

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]

Keller P, Hess H, Süsse P, Schnorrer G, Dunn P J (1979) Koritnigit, Zn[H2O|HOAsO3], ein neues Mineral aus Tsumeb, Südwestafrika, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 26, 51-58

Fleischer M, Pabst A, Mandarino J A (1980) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 65, 205-210   [view file]

Keller P, Hess H, Riffel H (1980) Die Kristallstruktur von Koritnigit, Zn[H2O|HOAsO3], Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 138, 316-332

Schnorrer-Köhler G (1980) Koritnigit und Helmutwinklerit - zwei neue Minerale von Tsumeb (SW-Afrika), Aufschluss, 31, 43-49

Frost R L, Sejkora J, Čejka J, Plášil J, Bahfenne S, Keeffe E C (2011) Raman spectroscopy of hydrogen arsenate group (AsO3OH)2- in solid-state compounds: cobalt-containing zinc arsenate mineral, koritnigite (Zn,Co)(AsO3OH)·H2O, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 42, 534-539

Kampf A R, Nash B P, Dini M, Donoso A A M (2013) Magnesiokoritnigite, Mg(AsO3OH)·H2O, from the Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile: the Mg-analogue of koritnigite, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 3081-3092   [view file]

Majzlan J, Plášil J, Dachs E (2023) Thermodynamics and crystal structures of krautite, Mn[AsO3(OH)]·H2O, koritnigite, Zn[AsO3(OH)]·H2O and cobaltkoritnigite, Co[AsO3(OH)]·H2O, Mineralogical Magazine, 87, 194-203