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Name: Ramsbeckite RRUFF ID: R050295 Ideal Chemistry: Cu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O Locality: 79 mine, 6th level, 31 stope, Hayden, Gila County, Arizona, USA Source: George Godas, John Callahan Owner: RRUFF Description: Greenish-blue tabular Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS | ||||||||||||
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R050295.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 16.1309(7)Å b: 15.5910(6)Å c: 7.0808(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90.259(8)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1780.8(0)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Ramsbeckite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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von Hodenberg R, Krause W, Schnorrer-Köhler G, Täuber H (1985) Ramsbeckite, (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·5H2O, a new mineral, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1985, 550-556 |
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Hawthorne F C, Bladh K W, Burke E A J, Grew E S, Langley R H, Puciewicz J, Roberts A C, Schedler R A, Shigley J E, Vanko D A (1987) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 72, 222-230 [view file] |
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Effenberger H (1988) Ramsbeckite, (Cu,Zn)15(OH)22(SO4)4·6(H2O): Revision of the chemical formula based on a structure determination, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1988, 38-48 |
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Jambor J L, Puziewicz J (1989) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 74, 500-505 [view file] |
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Orlandi P, Perchiazzi N (1989) Ramsbeckite, (Cu, Zn)15(OH)22(SO4)4·6H2O, a first occurrence for Italy from "La Veneziana" mine, Valle dei Mercanti, Vicenza, European Journal of Mineralogy, 1, 147-149 [view file] |
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