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|   |   | Name: Orthoserpierite RRUFF ID: R060977 Ideal Chemistry: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O Locality: Copper Creek, Galuiro Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA Source: Michael Scott S101453 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Blue-green platy crystals in masses with chrysocolla Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by X-ray diffraction | 
| Quick search: [ All Orthoserpierite samples (3) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R060977.1 | |||||
| Sample Description: | Powder | |||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 22.11(1)Å    b: 6.134(7)Å    c: 20.37(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 2760(3)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic | |||||
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| REFERENCES for Orthoserpierite | |
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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] | |
| Sarp H (1985) Orthoserpiérite Ca(CuZn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O, un nouveau minéral de la Mine de Chessy, France, polymorphe de la serpiérite, Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 65, 1-7 | |
| Hawthorne F C, Jambor J L, Bladh K W, Burke E A J, Grice J D, Phillips D, Roberts A C, Schedler R A, Shigley J E (1987) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 72, 1023-1028 [view file] | |
| Krause W, Täuber H (1992) Zum Kenntnisstand der Minerale Serpierit, Orthoserpierit und Devillin, Aufschluss, 43, 1-25 | |
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