Coquimbite R110210 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Coquimbite R110210

Name: Coquimbite
RRUFF ID: R110210
Ideal Chemistry: AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O
Locality: Mina Alcaparrosa, Cerritos Bayos, Calama, Atacama, II Region, Chile
Source: Gunnar Farber [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Purple hexagonal prisms with incomplete pyramidal terminations, associated with pertlikite R110209 and krausite R110211
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Coquimbite (5) ]

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R110210

Wavelength:

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:

R110210.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 10.924(1)Å b: 10.924(1)Å c: 17.084(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1765.5(2)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 Coquimbite
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]
Rose H (1833) Ueber einige in Südamerika vorkommende Eisenoxydsalze, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 27, 309-319 [view file]
Breithaupt J F A (1841) Coquimbites ferricus kürzer Coquimbit, in Vollständiges Handbuch der Mineralogie, Volume 2 Arnoldische Buchhandlung Dresden and Leipzig 100-100 [view file]
Linck G (1889) Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Sulfate von Terra amarilla bei Copiapó in Chile, Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, 15, 1-28 [view file]
Cesbron F (1964) Contribution à la minéralogie des sulphates de fer hydratés, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 87, 125-143 [view file]
Fang J H, Robinson P D (1970) Crystal structures and mineral chemistry of hydrated ferric sulfates. I. The crystal structure of coquimbite, American Mineralogist, 55, 1534-1540 [view file]
Fang J H, Robinson P D (1971) Crystal structures and mineral chemistry of hydrated ferric sulphates: II. The crystal structure of paracoquimbite, American Mineralogist, 56, 1567-1572 [view file]
Bailey S W (1977) Report of the I.M.A-I.U.Cr. Joint Committee on Nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 62, 411-415 [view file]
Bariand P, Cesbron F, Berthelon J-P (1977) Les sulfates de fer de Saghand près de Yazd (Iran), Mémoire Hors-Série de la Société Géologique de France, 8, 77-85 [view file]
Giester G, Miletich R (1995) Crystal structure and thermal decomposition of the coquimbite-type compound Fe₂(SeO₄)₃·9H₂O, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1995, 211-223
Majzlan J, Navrotsky A, McCleskey R B, Alpers C N (2006) Thermodynamic properties and crystal structure refinement of ferricopiapite, coquimbite, rhomboclase, and Fe₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₅, European Journal of Mineralogy, 18, 175-186
Lane M D (2007) Mid-infrared emission spectroscopy of sulfate and sulfate-bearing minerals, American Mineralogist, 92, 1-18 [view file]
Demartin F, Castellano C, Gramaccioli C M, Campostrini I (2010) Aluminum-for-iron substitution, hydrogen bonding, and a novel structure-type in coquimbite-like minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 48, 323-333 [view file]
Sabron P, Alpers C N (2013) Raman spectroscopy of efflorescent sulfate salts from Iron Mountain Mine Superfund Site, California, Astrobiology, 13, 270-278
Yang Z, Giester G (2018) Structure refinements of coquimbite and paracoquimbite from the Hongshan Cu-Au deposit, NW China, European Journal of Mineralogy, 30, 849-858
Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2019) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 52. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2019, Mineralogical Magazine, 83, 887-893 [view file]
Biagioni C, Mauro D, Pasero M (2020) Sulfates from the pyrite ore deposits of the Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy): A review, Minerals, 10, 1092 [view file]
Mauro D, Biagioni C, Pasero M, Skogby H, Zaccarini F (2020) Redefinition of coquimbite, AlFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O, Mineralogical Magazine, 84, 275-282 [view file]

REFERENCES for Coquimbite

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]

Rose H (1833) Ueber einige in Südamerika vorkommende Eisenoxydsalze, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 27, 309-319 [view file]

Breithaupt J F A (1841) Coquimbites ferricus kürzer Coquimbit, in Vollständiges Handbuch der Mineralogie, Volume 2 Arnoldische Buchhandlung Dresden and Leipzig 100-100 [view file]

Linck G (1889) Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Sulfate von Terra amarilla bei Copiapó in Chile, Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, 15, 1-28 [view file]

Cesbron F (1964) Contribution à la minéralogie des sulphates de fer hydratés, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 87, 125-143 [view file]

Fang J H, Robinson P D (1970) Crystal structures and mineral chemistry of hydrated ferric sulfates. I. The crystal structure of coquimbite, American Mineralogist, 55, 1534-1540 [view file]

Fang J H, Robinson P D (1971) Crystal structures and mineral chemistry of hydrated ferric sulphates: II. The crystal structure of paracoquimbite, American Mineralogist, 56, 1567-1572 [view file]

Bailey S W (1977) Report of the I.M.A-I.U.Cr. Joint Committee on Nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 62, 411-415 [view file]

Bariand P, Cesbron F, Berthelon J-P (1977) Les sulfates de fer de Saghand près de Yazd (Iran), Mémoire Hors-Série de la Société Géologique de France, 8, 77-85 [view file]

Giester G, Miletich R (1995) Crystal structure and thermal decomposition of the coquimbite-type compound Fe₂(SeO₄)₃·9H₂O, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1995, 211-223

Majzlan J, Navrotsky A, McCleskey R B, Alpers C N (2006) Thermodynamic properties and crystal structure refinement of ferricopiapite, coquimbite, rhomboclase, and Fe₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₅, European Journal of Mineralogy, 18, 175-186

Lane M D (2007) Mid-infrared emission spectroscopy of sulfate and sulfate-bearing minerals, American Mineralogist, 92, 1-18 [view file]

Demartin F, Castellano C, Gramaccioli C M, Campostrini I (2010) Aluminum-for-iron substitution, hydrogen bonding, and a novel structure-type in coquimbite-like minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 48, 323-333 [view file]

Sabron P, Alpers C N (2013) Raman spectroscopy of efflorescent sulfate salts from Iron Mountain Mine Superfund Site, California, Astrobiology, 13, 270-278

Yang Z, Giester G (2018) Structure refinements of coquimbite and paracoquimbite from the Hongshan Cu-Au deposit, NW China, European Journal of Mineralogy, 30, 849-858

Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2019) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 52. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2019, Mineralogical Magazine, 83, 887-893 [view file]

Biagioni C, Mauro D, Pasero M (2020) Sulfates from the pyrite ore deposits of the Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy): A review, Minerals, 10, 1092 [view file]

Mauro D, Biagioni C, Pasero M, Skogby H, Zaccarini F (2020) Redefinition of coquimbite, AlFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O, Mineralogical Magazine, 84, 275-282 [view file]