Caledonite R070321

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		Name: Caledonite RRUFF ID: R070321 Ideal Chemistry: Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆ Locality: Soda Lake Mountains, near Baker, San Bernardino County, California, USA Source: James Shigley [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Striated blue bladed crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R070321.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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RRUFF ID:

R070321

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070321.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 20.099(3)Å b: 7.142(1)Å c: 6.563(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 942.2(3) Crystal System: orthorhombic

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 Caledonite
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]
Giacovazzo C, Menchetti S, Scordari F (1973) The crystal structure of caledonite, Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃CO₃(OH)₆, Acta Crystallographica, B29, 1986-1990
Frost R L, Kloprogge J T, Williams P A (2003) Raman spectroscopy of lead sulphate-carbonate minerals - implications for hydrogen bonding, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 2003, 529-542