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Name: Goudeyite RRUFF ID: R060268 Ideal Chemistry: Cu6Al(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O Locality: Copper Stope, Majuba Hill mine, Pershing County, Nevada, USA Source: Michael Scott S100173 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Green acicular crystals in spherical aggregates Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by X-ray diffraction |
Mineral Group: [ Mixite (10) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | ||||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R060268.2 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder, using Mo radiation | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 13.463(3)Å b: 13.463(3)Å c: 5.914(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 928.3(4)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Goudeyite | |
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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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Wise W S (1978) Parnauite and goudeyite, two new copper arsenate minerals from the Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, American Mineralogist, 63, 704-708 [view file] |
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Sarp H, Bertrand J, Deferne J (1981) Présence de Goudeyite, Cu6Al(AsO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O, dans des échantillons provenant de l'ancienne mine de Chessy (Rhône, France), Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 61, 173-176 |
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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 |
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Frost R L, Weier M, Martens W N (2005) Raman microscopy of synthetic goudeyite (YCu6(AsO4)2(OH)6ยท3H2O), Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 63, 685-689 [link] |
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