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Mixite R070503

Name: Mixite
RRUFF ID: R070503
Ideal Chemistry: Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O
Locality: Hilarion mine, near Kamariza, Lavrion District, Greece
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Radiating aggregates of bluish-green acicular crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Mixite (10) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R070503.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Cu_5.73Ca_0.22Zn_0.06Fe_0.01)_Σ=6.02(Bi_0.52Ca_0.48)_Σ=1.00(AsO₄)_2.86(OH)₆·3.58H₂O
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070503

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070503.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 13.635(5)Å b: 13.635(5)Å c: 5.918(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 953.0(4)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Mixite
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]
Schrauf A (1880) Ueber Arsenate von Joachimsthal 1. Mixit, ein neues Kupferwismuthhydroarsenat, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 4, 277-285 [view file]
Kokkoros P (1953) Röntgensymmetrie von Mixit, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 3, 56-60
Walenta K (1960) Chlorotil und Mixit, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1960, 223-236
Dietrich J E, Orliac M, Permingeat F (1969) L’agardite, une nouvelle espèce minérale, et le problème du chlorotile, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 92, 420-434 [view file]
Mereiter K, Preisinger A (1986) Kristallstrukturdaten der Wismutminerale Atelestit, Mixit und Pucherit, Oesterreische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematich-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Sitzungsberichte, 123, 79-81
Olmi F, Sabelli C, Ferroni R T (1991) A contribution to the crystal chemistry of mixite group minerals from Sardinia (Italy), Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, 1991, 487-499
Sejkora J, Šrein V (1995) A contribution to crystal chemistry of mixite from localities in the Czech Massif, Zprávy o geologických výzkumech v roce 1995, 1995, 153-155
Miletich R, Zemann J, Nowak M (1997) Reversible hydration in synthetic mixite, BiCu₆(OH)₆(AsO₄)₃·nH₂O (n≤3): hydration kinetics and crystal chemistry, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 24, 411-422
Frost R L, Erickson K L, Weier M L, McKinnon A R, Williams P A, Leverett P (2005) Thermal decomposition of agardites (REE) - relationship between dehydroxylation temperature and electronegativity, Thermochimica Acta, 427, 167-170
Frost R L, Weier M, Martens W, Duong L (2005) Identification of mixite minerals - an SEM and Raman spectroscopic analysis, Mineralogical Magazine, 69, 169-177 [view file]
Frost R L, Weier M, Martens W N (2005) Raman microscopy of synthetic goudeyite (YCu₆(AsO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O), Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 63, 685-689 [link]
Frost R L, Weier M, Martens W (2006) Using Raman spectroscopy to identify mixite minerals, Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 63, 60-65 [link]
Čejka J, Sejkora J, Plášil J, Keeffe E C, Bahfenne S, Palmer S J, Frost R L (2010) A Raman and infrared spectroscopic study of Ca²⁺ dominant members of the mixite group from the Czech Republic, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 42, 1154-1159
Göb S, Wenzel T, Bau M, Jacob D E, Loges A, Markl G (2011) The redistribution of rare-earth elements in secondary minerals of hydrothermal veins, Schwarzwald, southwestern Germany, The Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 1305-1333 [view file]

REFERENCES for Mixite

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]

Schrauf A (1880) Ueber Arsenate von Joachimsthal 1. Mixit, ein neues Kupferwismuthhydroarsenat, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 4, 277-285 [view file]

Kokkoros P (1953) Röntgensymmetrie von Mixit, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 3, 56-60

Walenta K (1960) Chlorotil und Mixit, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1960, 223-236

Dietrich J E, Orliac M, Permingeat F (1969) L’agardite, une nouvelle espèce minérale, et le problème du chlorotile, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 92, 420-434 [view file]

Mereiter K, Preisinger A (1986) Kristallstrukturdaten der Wismutminerale Atelestit, Mixit und Pucherit, Oesterreische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematich-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Sitzungsberichte, 123, 79-81

Olmi F, Sabelli C, Ferroni R T (1991) A contribution to the crystal chemistry of mixite group minerals from Sardinia (Italy), Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, 1991, 487-499

Sejkora J, Šrein V (1995) A contribution to crystal chemistry of mixite from localities in the Czech Massif, Zprávy o geologických výzkumech v roce 1995, 1995, 153-155

Miletich R, Zemann J, Nowak M (1997) Reversible hydration in synthetic mixite, BiCu₆(OH)₆(AsO₄)₃·nH₂O (n≤3): hydration kinetics and crystal chemistry, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 24, 411-422

Frost R L, Erickson K L, Weier M L, McKinnon A R, Williams P A, Leverett P (2005) Thermal decomposition of agardites (REE) - relationship between dehydroxylation temperature and electronegativity, Thermochimica Acta, 427, 167-170

Frost R L, Weier M, Martens W, Duong L (2005) Identification of mixite minerals - an SEM and Raman spectroscopic analysis, Mineralogical Magazine, 69, 169-177 [view file]

Frost R L, Weier M, Martens W N (2005) Raman microscopy of synthetic goudeyite (YCu₆(AsO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O), Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 63, 685-689 [link]

Frost R L, Weier M, Martens W (2006) Using Raman spectroscopy to identify mixite minerals, Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 63, 60-65 [link]

Čejka J, Sejkora J, Plášil J, Keeffe E C, Bahfenne S, Palmer S J, Frost R L (2010) A Raman and infrared spectroscopic study of Ca²⁺ dominant members of the mixite group from the Czech Republic, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 42, 1154-1159

Göb S, Wenzel T, Bau M, Jacob D E, Loges A, Markl G (2011) The redistribution of rare-earth elements in secondary minerals of hydrothermal veins, Schwarzwald, southwestern Germany, The Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 1305-1333 [view file]