Terlinguacreekite R060731

Name: Terlinguacreekite
RRUFF ID: R060731
Ideal Chemistry: Hg²⁺₃O₂Cl₂
Locality: Mariposa mine, Terlingua, Brewster County, Texas, USA
Source: Michael Scott S100033 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark orange bladed crystals on lighter orange incrustation, both terlinguacreekite, associated with calcite
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060731.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Hg²⁺_3.00O₂Cl_2.00 ; O estimated by difference and stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample.

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060731

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample.

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 30% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060731.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 6.68(1)Å b: 25.479(6)Å c: 5.541(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 942.9(5)Å³ Crystal System: orthorhombic

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REFERENCES for Terlinguacreekite
Roberts A C, Gault R A, Paar W H, Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C, Burns P C, Cisneros S, Foord E E (2005) Terlinguacreekite, Hg²⁺₃O₂Cl₂, a new mineral species from the Perry pit, Mariposa Mine, Terlingua mining district, Brewster County, Texas, U.S.A., The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 1055-1060 [view file]
Locock A J, Piilonen P C, Ercit T S, Rowe R (2006) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 91, 216-224 [view file]
Cooper M A, Abdu Y A, Hawthorne F C, Kampf A R (2013) The crystal structure of comancheite, Hg²⁺₅₅N^3–₂₄(OH,NH₂)₄(Cl,Br)₃₄ and crystal-chemical and spectroscopic discrimination of N^3– and O^2– anions in Hg²⁺ compounds, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 3217-3237