Chalcophyllite R060702
Name: Chalcophyllite
RRUFF ID: R060702
Ideal Chemistry: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O
Locality: Majuba Hill, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Bluish-green thin hexagonal tablets
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ Chalcophyllite (1) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented turquoise platey crystals
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RRUFF ID: R060702
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Sample Description: Unoriented turquoise platey crystals
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Chalcophyllite

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]

Breithaupt J F A (1841) Chalcophyllites, in Vollständige Charakteristik des Mineral-Systems 2nd Edition Arnoldische Buchhandlung Dresden and Leipzig 149-150   [view file]

Shannon E V (1924) E.V. Shannon - Chalcophyllite from Chile, American Journal of Science, 7, 31-36   [view file]

Guillemin C (1952) Chalcophyllite Cu18Al2(SO4)3(AsO4)4(OH)27,36H2O, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 75, 112-114   [view file]

Sabelli C (1980) The crystal structure of chalcophyllite, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 151, 129-140   [view file]