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CuZnCl(OH)3 R140401

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Name: CuZnCl(OH)3
RRUFF ID: R140401
Ideal Chemistry: CuZnCl(OH)3
Locality: Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Source: Danielle Sotomayor and Keith Wentz [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Thin platy blue crystals, associated with colorless hexagonal tabular simonkolleite (R130616). The compound, chemical formula CuZnCl(OH)3, was found on a metallic mining artifact of copper composition.
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R140401.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Cu0.94Zn1.06Cl0.99(OH)3.01
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R140401
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 65% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R140401.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.6883(5)Å    b: 6.3908(6)Å    c: 5.5248(5)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90.832(2)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 200.82(3)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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REFERENCES for CuZnCl(OH)3

Yang H, Barton I F, Andrade M B, Downs R T (2016) Crystal structure of a new compound, CuZnCl(OH)3, isostructural with botallackite, American Mineralogist, 101, 986-990   [view file]