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Clinochalcomenite R110125
Name: Clinochalcomenite
RRUFF ID: R110125
Ideal Chemistry: CuSe4+O3·2H2O
Locality: El Dragon mine, Potosi, Bolivia
Source: Royal Ontario Museum [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Aggregates of pale greenish-blue crystals associated with darker blue chalcomenite
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Cobaltomenite (4) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R110125.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Cu0.99Ni0.02Co0.01Fe0.01)Σ=1.03Se+41.11O3·1.77H2O ; Note: water content determined by difference
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R110125
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R110125.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 6.283(1)Å    b: 8.607(1)Å    c: 8.143(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 97.337(4)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 436.8(1)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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

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REFERENCES for Clinochalcomenite

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]

Lo K, Wei J, Zhang J, Gu Q (1980) Clinochalcomenite, a new mineral of selenite, Kexue Tongbao, 25, 427-433   [view file]

Fleischer M, Chao G Y, Francis C A, Pabst A (1981) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 66, 217-220   [view file]

Lo K, Chen Z, Ma Z (1984) The crystal structure of clinochalcomenite, Kexue Tongbao, 29, 352-355   [view file]

Wildner M (1990) Crystal structure refinements of synthetic cobaltomenite (CoSeO3·2H2O) and ahlfeldite (NiSeO3·2H2O), Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1990, 353-362