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Chenite R130276

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		Name: Chenite RRUFF ID: R130276 Ideal Chemistry: CuPb₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ Locality: Silbershulte, Altenau, Harz Mountains, Germany Source: Rock Currier [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Sky-blue poorly formed prismatic crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ Chenite (2) ]
Quick search: [ All Chenite samples (2) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R130276

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 50% of 150mW

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REFERENCES for Chenite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
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]
Paar W H, Mereiter K, Braithwaite R S W, Keller P, Dunn P J (1986) Chenite, Pb₄Cu(SO₄)₂(OH)₆, a new mineral, from Leadhills, Scotland, Mineralogical Magazine, 50, 129-135 [view file]
Hawthorne F C, Bladh K W, Burke E A J, Grew E S, Langley R H, Puciewicz J, Roberts A C, Schedler R A, Shigley J E, Vanko D A (1987) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 72, 222-230 [view file]
Hess H, Keller P, Riffel H (1988) The crystal structure of chenite, Pb₄Cu(OH)₆(SO₄)₂, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1988, 259-264