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|   |   | Name: Ceruleite RRUFF ID: R060261 Ideal Chemistry: CuAl4(AsO4)2(OH)8(H2O)4 Locality: Emma Luisa Gold mine, Huanaco, Taltal Province, Chile Source: Michael Scott S100068 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale blue fine-grained massive Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. | 
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| REFERENCES for Ceruleite | |
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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] | |
| Dufet M H (1900) Sur une nouvelle espèce minérale, la céruléite, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie, 23, 147-150 [view file] | |
| Schmetzer K, Berdesinski W, Bank H, Krouek E (1976) Neue Untersuchungen an Coeruleit, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1976, 418-425 | |
| Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Nickel E H, Pabst A (1977) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 62, 593-600 [view file] | |
| Mills S J, Christy A G, Favreau G (2018) The crystal structure of ceruleite, CuAl4[AsO4]2(OH)8(H2O)4, from Cap Garonne, France, Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 181-187 | |
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