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Zálesíite R070455

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Name: Zálesíite
RRUFF ID: R070455
Ideal Chemistry: CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O
Locality: Zálesí, Javorník, Olomouc Region, Moravia (Mähren; Maehren), Czech Republic
Source: Michael Scott S103060 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Matted aggregates of pale blue-green microscopic fibers
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ Mixite (10) ]
Quick search: [ All Zálesíite samples (2) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070455.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070455
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 40% of 150mW
REFERENCES for Zálesíite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Aruga A, Nakai I (1985) Structure of Ca-rich agardite, (Ca0.40Y0.31Fe0.09Ce0.06La0.04Nd0.01)Cu6.19[(AsO4)2.42(HAsO4)0.49](OH)6.38·3H2O, Acta Crystallographica, C41, 161-163   [link]

Kolitsch U (1997) Neufunde von Mineralien aus einigen Vorkommen der Vogesen, Frankreich: Triembach, Bluttenberg und Val d'Ajol, Aufschluss, 48, 65-91

Sejkora J, Rídkošil T, Šrein V (1999) Zálesíite, a new mineral of the mixite group, from Zálesí, Rychlebské hory Mts., Czech Republic, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 175, 105-124

Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (2000) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 85, 1561-1565   [view file]

Walenta K (2003) Mineralien der Mixitgruppe aus dem Schwarzwald, Der Erzgräber, 17, 46-51

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