Veszelyite R070312
Name: Veszelyite
RRUFF ID: R070312
Ideal Chemistry: (Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2O
Locality: Black Pine mine, Flint Creek Valley, near Philipsburg, Granite County, Montana, USA
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Blue prismatic crystals associated with pyromorphite and quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Veszelyite (4) ]
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070312.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Cu2+1.79Zn1.21)Σ=3(P1.00O4)(OH)3·2H2O; H2O estimated by difference; OH by charge balance
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070312
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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: R070312.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.8450(9)Å    b: 10.2386(9)Å    c: 7.5203(8)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 103.620(6)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 736.7(1)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Veszelyite

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]

Schrauf A (1874) Untersuchung eines neuen Mineral's, genannt Veszelyit, Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 11, 135-137   [view file]

Ghose S, Leo S R, Wan C (1974) Structural chemistry of copper and zinc minerals. Part I. Veszelyite, (Cu,Zn)2ZnPO4(OH)3·2H2O: a novel type of sheet structure and crystal chemistry of copper-zinc substitution, American Mineralogist, 59, 573-581   [view file]

Danisi R M, Armbruster T, Lazic B, Vulić P, Kaindl R, Dimitrijević R, Kahlenberg V (2013) In situ dehydration behavior of veszelyite (Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2O: A single-crystal X-ray study, American Mineralogist, 98, 1261-1269