Cobaltite R100119



Name: Cobaltite
RRUFF ID: R100119
Ideal Chemistry: CoAsS
Locality: Deerhorn mine, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
Source: Robert Woodside [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Metallic silver-gray cubes
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Cobaltite (5) ]
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Sample
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RRUFF ID: R100119
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Sample Description: Unoriented Sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R100119.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.593(1)Å    b: 5.594(1)Å    c: 5.5900(9)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 174.91(6)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Cobaltite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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