Juangodoyite R060884



Name: Juangodoyite
RRUFF ID: R060884
Ideal Chemistry: Na2Cu(CO3)2
Locality: Santa Rosa mine, Iquique Province, Chile
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Purple-blue earthy massive
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ]
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060884
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 50% of 150mW
REFERENCES for Juangodoyite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Maslen E N, Spadaccini N, Watson K J (1986) Electron density in non-ideal metal complexes. II. Sodium bis(carbonato)cuprate(II), Acta Crystallographica, B42, 430-436

Schülter J, Pohl D (2005) Juangodoyite, Na2Cu(CO3)2, a new mineral from the Santa Rosa mine, Atacama desert, Chile, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 182, 11-14

Ercit T S, Piilonen P C, Locock A J, Kolitsch U, Rowe R (2006) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 91, 1201-1209   [view file]