- R070321 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Caledonite R070321

Name: Caledonite
RRUFF ID: R070321
Ideal Chemistry: Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
Locality: Soda Lake Mountains, near Baker, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Striated blue bladed crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Caledonite (2) ]

Quick search: [ All Caledonite samples (2) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R070321.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070321

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070321.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 20.099(3)Å b: 7.142(1)Å c: 6.563(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 942.2(3)Å³ Crystal System: orthorhombic

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 Caledonite
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]
Beudant F S (1832) Calédonite, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition Paris 367-369 [view file]
Giacovazzo C, Menchetti S, Scordari F (1973) The crystal structure of caledonite, Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃CO₃(OH)₆, Acta Crystallographica, B29, 1986-1990
Frost R L, Kloprogge J T, Williams P A (2003) Raman spectroscopy of lead sulphate-carbonate minerals - implications for hydrogen bonding, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 2003, 529-542
Schofield P F, Wilson C C, Knight K S, Kirk C A (2009) Proton location and hydrogen bonding in the hydrous lead copper sulfates linarite, PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂, and caledonite, Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃CO₃(OH)₆, The Canadian Mineralogist, 47, 649-662 [view file]
Markl G, Keim M F, Bayerl R (2019) Unusual mineral diversity in hydrothermal vein-type deposit: The Clara mine, SW Germany, as a type example, The Canadian Mineralogist, 57, 427-456

REFERENCES for Caledonite

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]

Beudant F S (1832) Calédonite, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition Paris 367-369 [view file]

Giacovazzo C, Menchetti S, Scordari F (1973) The crystal structure of caledonite, Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃CO₃(OH)₆, Acta Crystallographica, B29, 1986-1990

Frost R L, Kloprogge J T, Williams P A (2003) Raman spectroscopy of lead sulphate-carbonate minerals - implications for hydrogen bonding, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 2003, 529-542

Schofield P F, Wilson C C, Knight K S, Kirk C A (2009) Proton location and hydrogen bonding in the hydrous lead copper sulfates linarite, PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂, and caledonite, Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃CO₃(OH)₆, The Canadian Mineralogist, 47, 649-662 [view file]

Markl G, Keim M F, Bayerl R (2019) Unusual mineral diversity in hydrothermal vein-type deposit: The Clara mine, SW Germany, as a type example, The Canadian Mineralogist, 57, 427-456