Liebigite R050662



Name: Liebigite
RRUFF ID: R050662
Ideal Chemistry: Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O
Locality: Schwartzwaelder mine, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 9102 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Yellowish-green flaky aggregate
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050662.2
Sample Description: Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry: Ca2.00(U1.00O2)(CO3)3ยท11H2O ; C not measured but estimated by stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R050662
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050662.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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RRUFF ID: R050662.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050662.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 16.710(1)Å    b: 17.565(2)Å    c: 13.686(2)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 90.°    gamma: 90.°   Volume: 4017.1(5)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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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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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Liebigite

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]

Smith J L (1848) Two new minerals, - medjidite (sulphate of uranium and lime) - liebigite (carbonate of uranium and lime), American Journal of Science and Arts, 5, 336-338   [view file]

Mereiter K (1982) The crystal structure of liebigite, Ca2UO2(CO3)3·~11H2O, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 30, 277-288

Vochten R, Van Haverbeke L, Van Springel K (1993) Synthesis of liebigite and andersonite, and study of their thermal behavior and luminescence, The Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 167-171   [view file]

Vochten R, Van Haverbeke L, Van Springel K (1994) The structure and physicochemical characteristics of a synthetic phase compositionally intermediate between liebigite and andersonite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 553-561   [view file]