Nissonite R050418



Name: Nissonite
RRUFF ID: R050418
Ideal Chemistry: Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2·5H2O
Locality: Panoche Valley, San Benito County, California, USA
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale-blue botryoidal crust on colorless quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150 mW
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REFERENCES for Nissonite

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]

Fleischer M (1967) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 52, 925-929   [view file]

Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 54, 326-330   [view file]

Groat L A, Hawthorne F C (1990) The crystal structure of nissonite, American Mineralogist, 75, 1170-1175   [view file]