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Name: Zálesíite RRUFF ID: R070455 Ideal Chemistry: CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O Locality: Zálesí, Javorník, Olomouc Region, Moravia (Mähren; Maehren), Czech Republic Source: Michael Scott S103060 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Matted aggregates of pale blue-green microscopic fibers Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Mixite (10) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Zálesíite samples (2) ] |
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REFERENCES for Zálesíite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Aruga A, Nakai I (1985) Structure of Ca-rich agardite, (Ca0.40Y0.31Fe0.09Ce0.06La0.04Nd0.01)Cu6.19[(AsO4)2.42(HAsO4)0.49](OH)6.38·3H2O, Acta Crystallographica, C41, 161-163 [link] |
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Kolitsch U (1997) Neufunde von Mineralien aus einigen Vorkommen der Vogesen, Frankreich: Triembach, Bluttenberg und Val d'Ajol, Aufschluss, 48, 65-91 |
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Sejkora J, Rídkoil T, rein V (1999) Zálesíite, a new mineral of the mixite group, from Zálesí, Rychlebské hory Mts., Czech Republic, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 175, 105-124 |
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Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (2000) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 85, 1561-1565 [view file] |
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Walenta K (2003) Mineralien der Mixitgruppe aus dem Schwarzwald, Der Erzgräber, 17, 46-51 |
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Čejka J, Sejkora J, Pláil J, Keeffe E C, Bahfenne S, Palmer S J, Frost R L (2010) A Raman and infrared spectroscopic study of Ca2+ dominant members of the mixite group from the Czech Republic, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 42, 1154-1159 |
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