Rouaite R080086

Name: Rouaite
RRUFF ID: R080086
Ideal Chemistry: Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃
Locality: Jachymov, Erzgebirge (Bohemia), Czech Republic
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Green sharp thin plates, it should be noted that gerhardtite is dimorphous with Rouaite and may be confused with it.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R080086

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R080086.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 5.593(2)Å b: 6.069(3)Å c: 6.921(4)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 94.56(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 234.2(1)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Rouaite
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]
Sarp H, Černý R, Guenee L (2001) Rouaite, Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃, un nouveau minéral: Sa description et sa structure cristalline (Alpes-Maritimes, France), Riviéra Scientifique, 85, 3-12
Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2002) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 87, 996-999 [view file]
Mandarino J A (2002) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1215-1234 [view file]