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Camaronesite R150145

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Name: Camaronesite
RRUFF ID: R150145
Ideal Chemistry: Fe3+2(PO3OH)2(SO4)(H2O)4·1-2H2O
Locality: Camarones Valley, Arica Province, Chile
Source: Robert Jenkins
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Massive pale pink or mauve
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Taranakite (2) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R150145
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R150145.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.0707(7)Å    b: 9.0707(7)Å    c: 43.004(5)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 3064.2(4)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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REFERENCES for Camaronesite

Kampf A R, Mills S J, Nash B P, Housley R M, Rossman G R, Dini M (2013) Camaronesite, [Fe3+(H2O)2(PO3OH)]2(SO4)·1–2H2O, a new phosphate-sulfate from the Camarones Valley, Chile, structurally related to taranakite, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 453-465   [view file]

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2013) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 16. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 2695-2709   [view file]

Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F, Gagne O C, Uvarova Y (2015) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 100, 2005-2013   [view file]