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Name: Linarite RRUFF ID: R060130 Ideal Chemistry: CuPb(SO4)(OH)2 Locality: Graham County, Arizona, USA Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 9890 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Azure-blue fragments in quartz Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Linarite (8) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Linarite samples (3) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | ||||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R060130.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.6921(7)Å b: 5.6470(5)Å c: 4.6869(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 102.667(4)° gamma: 90° Volume: 250.28(2)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Linarite | |
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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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Brooke H I (1822) On a new lead ore, The Annals of Philosophy, 4, 117-119 [view file] |
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Bachmann V H G, Zemann J (1961) Die kristallstruktur von linarit, PbCuSO4(OH)2, Acta Crystallographica, 14, 747-753 |
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Effenberger H (1987) Crystal structure and chemical formula of schmiederite Pb2Cu2(OH)4(SeO3)(SeO4), with a comparison to linarite, PbCu(OH)2(SO4), Mineralogy and Petrology, 36, 3-12 |
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Lane M D (2007) Mid-infrared emission spectroscopy of sulfate and sulfate-bearing minerals, American Mineralogist, 92, 1-18 [view file] |
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Buzgar N, Buzatu A, Sanislav I V (2009) The Raman study on certain sulfates, Annalele Stiintifice ale Universitatii, 55, 5-23 [view file] |
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Schofield P F, Wilson C C, Knight K S, Kirk C A (2009) Proton location and hydrogen bonding in the hydrous lead copper sulfates linarite, PbCu(SO4)(OH)2, and caledonite, Pb5Cu2(SO4)3CO3(OH)6, The Canadian Mineralogist, 47, 649-662 [view file] |
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Markl G, Keim M F, Bayerl R (2019) Unusual mineral diversity in hydrothermal vein-type deposit: The Clara mine, SW Germany, as a type example, The Canadian Mineralogist, 57, 427-456 |
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