N R050536 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Cobaltaustinite R050536

Name: Cobaltaustinite
RRUFF ID: R050536
Ideal Chemistry: CaCo(AsO₄)(OH)
Locality: Dome Rock, Mingary, South Australia, Australia
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 16265 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark-green drusy coating
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Adelite (19) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R050536.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Ca_1.00(Co_0.95Cu_0.05)_Σ=1As_1.00O₄(OH) ; (OH) estimated by difference and stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R050536

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R050536.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 7.495(2)Å b: 9.001(2)Å c: 5.909(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 398.6(1)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 Cobaltaustinite
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]
Nickel E H, Birch W D (1988) Cobaltaustinite - A new arsenate mineral from Dome Rock, South Australia, Australian Mineralogist, 3, 53-57
Jambor J L, Puziewicz J (1989) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 74, 500-505 [view file]
Martens W, Frost R L, Williams P A (2003) Molecular structure of the adelite group of minerals - a Raman spectroscopic study, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 34, 104-111
Yang H, Costin G, Keogh J, Lu R, Downs R T (2007) Cobaltaustinite, CaCo(AsO₄)(OH), Acta Crystallographica, E63, i53-i55 [view file]
Hazen R M, Hystad G, Golden J J, Hummer D R, Liu C, Downs R T, Morrison S M, Ralph J, Grew E S (2017) Cobalt mineral ecology, American Mineralogist, 102, 108-116 [view file]

REFERENCES for Cobaltaustinite

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]

Nickel E H, Birch W D (1988) Cobaltaustinite - A new arsenate mineral from Dome Rock, South Australia, Australian Mineralogist, 3, 53-57

Jambor J L, Puziewicz J (1989) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 74, 500-505 [view file]

Martens W, Frost R L, Williams P A (2003) Molecular structure of the adelite group of minerals - a Raman spectroscopic study, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 34, 104-111

Yang H, Costin G, Keogh J, Lu R, Downs R T (2007) Cobaltaustinite, CaCo(AsO₄)(OH), Acta Crystallographica, E63, i53-i55 [view file]

Hazen R M, Hystad G, Golden J J, Hummer D R, Liu C, Downs R T, Morrison S M, Ralph J, Grew E S (2017) Cobalt mineral ecology, American Mineralogist, 102, 108-116 [view file]