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Petersite-(Y) R060538

Name: Petersite-(Y)
RRUFF ID: R060538
Ideal Chemistry: Cu₆Y(PO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O
Locality: Laurel Hill, Secaucus, New Jersey, USA
Source: Michael Scott S100204 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Divergent sprays of pale green fibers
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

Mineral Group: [ Mixite (10) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060538.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample.

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REFERENCES for Petersite-(Y)
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]
Peacor D R, Dunn P J (1982) Petersite, a REE and phosphate analog of mixite, American Mineralogist, 67, 1039-1042 [view file]
Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 72, 1031-1042 [view file]
Brizzi G, Cocco E, Olmi F, Sabelli C (1989) Nuovi ritrovamenti di minerali nella Sardegna sud-occidentale 2°-Sa Duchessa (Domusnovas), Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 3, 121-134
Olmi F, Sabelli C, Ferroni R T (1991) A contribution to the crystal chemistry of mixite group minerals from Sardinia (Italy), Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, 1991, 487-499
Walenta K (2003) Mineralien der Mixitgruppe aus dem Schwarzwald, Der Erzgräber, 17, 46-51
Frost R L, Erickson K L, Weier M L, McKinnon A R, Williams P A, Leverett P (2005) Thermal decomposition of agardites (REE) - relationship between dehydroxylation temperature and electronegativity, Thermochimica Acta, 427, 167-170
Frost R L, Weier M, Martens W N (2005) Raman microscopy of synthetic goudeyite (YCu₆(AsO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O), Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 63, 685-689 [link]
Frost R L, Weier M, Martens W (2006) Using Raman spectroscopy to identify mixite minerals, Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 63, 60-65 [link]
Sustavova S G, Britvin S N, Yapaskurt V O, Kleimenov D A, Pekov I V (2023) Petersite-(Y) from the Mednorudyanskoe Deposit (Middle Urals, Russia) and its crystal structure, Zapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchetstva, 152, issue 2 80-93 [view file]

REFERENCES for Petersite-(Y)

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]

Peacor D R, Dunn P J (1982) Petersite, a REE and phosphate analog of mixite, American Mineralogist, 67, 1039-1042 [view file]

Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 72, 1031-1042 [view file]

Brizzi G, Cocco E, Olmi F, Sabelli C (1989) Nuovi ritrovamenti di minerali nella Sardegna sud-occidentale 2°-Sa Duchessa (Domusnovas), Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 3, 121-134

Olmi F, Sabelli C, Ferroni R T (1991) A contribution to the crystal chemistry of mixite group minerals from Sardinia (Italy), Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, 1991, 487-499

Walenta K (2003) Mineralien der Mixitgruppe aus dem Schwarzwald, Der Erzgräber, 17, 46-51

Frost R L, Erickson K L, Weier M L, McKinnon A R, Williams P A, Leverett P (2005) Thermal decomposition of agardites (REE) - relationship between dehydroxylation temperature and electronegativity, Thermochimica Acta, 427, 167-170

Frost R L, Weier M, Martens W N (2005) Raman microscopy of synthetic goudeyite (YCu₆(AsO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O), Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 63, 685-689 [link]

Frost R L, Weier M, Martens W (2006) Using Raman spectroscopy to identify mixite minerals, Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 63, 60-65 [link]

Sustavova S G, Britvin S N, Yapaskurt V O, Kleimenov D A, Pekov I V (2023) Petersite-(Y) from the Mednorudyanskoe Deposit (Middle Urals, Russia) and its crystal structure, Zapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchetstva, 152, issue 2 80-93 [view file]