Wherryite R110089

Name: Wherryite
RRUFF ID: R110089
Ideal Chemistry: Pb₇Cu²⁺₂(SO₄)₄(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂
Locality: Mammoth-St Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Source: Brent Thorne and Joe Ruiz [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale green granular, associated with blue diaboleite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R110089

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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	Raman Data (Processed)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R110089.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 20.819(2)Å b: 5.8020(8)Å c: 9.161(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 91.25(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1106.3(2) 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 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]