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Name: Barlowite RRUFF ID: R110007 Ideal Chemistry: Cu4BrF(OH)6 Locality: Southwest mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA Source: Marcus Origlieri [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Blue platy crystals associated with cuprite and brochantite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Claringbullite (3) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R110007.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 6.673(1)Å b: 6.673(1)Å c: 9.279(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 357.86(7)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Barlowite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2010) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 4. New minerals and nomenclature modification approved in 2010, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 797-800 [view file] |
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Elliott P, Cooper M A, Pring A (2014) Barlowite, Cu4FBr(OH)6, a new mineral isostructural with claringbullite: description and crystal structure, Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 1755-1762 [view file] |
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Belakovskiy D I, Uvarova Y, Gagne O C (2016) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 101, 1012-1019 [view file] |
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