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Veszelyite R150143

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Name: Veszelyite
RRUFF ID: R150143
Ideal Chemistry: (Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2O
Locality: Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 2731 [view label]
Owner: University of Arizona Mineral Museum
Description: Blue single crystals scattered in matrix
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Veszelyite (4) ]
Quick search: [ All Veszelyite samples (4) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R150143
Wavelength:
Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: none 532nm @ 100% of mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R150143.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.5443(10)Å    b: 10.2824(11)Å    c: 9.8784(13)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 103.658(6)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 744.63(15)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Veszelyite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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]

Schrauf A (1874) Untersuchung eines neuen Mineral's, genannt Veszelyit, Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 11, 135-137   [view file]

Ghose S, Leo S R, Wan C (1974) Structural chemistry of copper and zinc minerals. Part I. Veszelyite, (Cu,Zn)2ZnPO4(OH)3·2H2O: a novel type of sheet structure and crystal chemistry of copper-zinc substitution, American Mineralogist, 59, 573-581   [view file]

Danisi R M, Armbruster T, Lazic B, Vulić P, Kaindl R, Dimitrijević R, Kahlenberg V (2013) In situ dehydration behavior of veszelyite (Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2O: A single-crystal X-ray study, American Mineralogist, 98, 1261-1269