Sieleckiite R080035



Name: Sieleckiite
RRUFF ID: R080035
Ideal Chemistry: Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12·2H2O
Locality: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mt Isa, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
Source: Michael Scott S102696 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Aggregates of royal blue smooth spheres associated with colorless variscite
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R080035
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 80% of 150mW
REFERENCES for Sieleckiite

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]

Birch W D, Pring A (1988) Sieleckiite, a new copper aluminium phosphate from Mt Oxide, Queensland, Australia, Mineralogical Magazine, 52, 515-518   [view file]

Jambor J L, Burke E A J (1989) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 74, 1399-1404   [view file]

Elliott P (2017) Refinement of the crystal structure of sieleckiite and revision of its symmetry, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 917-922   [view file]