Mcguinnessite R070082
Name: Mcguinnessite
RRUFF ID: R070082
Ideal Chemistry: CuMg(CO3)(OH)2
Locality: Copper King mine, Red Mountain District, Mendocino County, California, USA
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Aggregates of greenish blue radially fibrous spherules
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ malachite (7) ]
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070082
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Mcguinnessite

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]

Erd R C, Cesbron F P, Goff F E, Clark J R (1981) Mcguinnessite, a new carbonate from California, The Mineralogical Record, 121, 143-147   [view file]

Fleischer M, Cabri L J (1981) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 66, 1274-1280   [view file]

Perchiazzi N (2006) Crystal structure determination and Rietveld refinement of rosasite and mcguinnessite, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie Supplement, 23, 505-510