Kinoite R050168

		Name: Kinoite RRUFF ID: R050168 Ideal Chemistry: Ca₂Cu₂Si₃O₁₀·2H₂O Locality: Christmas mine, Christmas, Gila County, Arizona, USA Source: Marcus Origlieri Owner: RRUFF Description: Blue tabular crystals associated with hydroxyapophyllite, R050169 Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R050168.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Ca_2.00Cu_2.00Si_3.00O₁₀·2.94H₂O; trace amounts of Fe and Mn; H₂O estimated by difference
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R050168

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R050168.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 7.007(9)Å b: 12.920(11)Å c: 5.674(4)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 96.17(5)° gamma: 90° Volume: 510.7(5)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Kinoite
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]
Anthony J W, Laughon R B (1970) Kinoite, a new hydrous copper calcium silicate mineral from Arizona, American Mineralogist, 55, 709-715 [view file]
Laughon R B (1971) The crystal structure of kinoite, American Mineralogist, 56, 193-200 [view file]