Wherryite R141161



Name: Wherryite
RRUFF ID: R141161
Ideal Chemistry: Pb7Cu2(SO4)4(SiO4)2(OH)2
Locality: Mammoth-St Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Source: Benjamin N. Schumer
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale green acicular crystals, associated with blue diaboleite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R141161
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R141161.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 20.802(7)Å    b: 5.787(2)Å    c: 9.140(3)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 91.20(2)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1100.1(2)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 Wherryite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Fahey J J, Daggett E B, Gordon S G (1950) Wherryite, a new mineral from the Mammoth mine, Arizona, American Mineralogist, 35, 93-98   [view file]

McLean W J (1970) Confirmation of the mineral species wherryite, American Mineralogist, 55, 505-508   [view file]

Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1994) The crystal structure of wherryite, Pb7Cu2(SO4)4(SiO4)2(OH)2, a mixed sulfate–silicate with [[6]M(TO4)2φ] chains, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 373-380   [view file]

Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C (1995) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 80, 404-409   [view file]