N R060302 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Decrespignyite-(Y) R060302

Name: Decrespignyite-(Y)
RRUFF ID: R060302
Ideal Chemistry: Y₄Cu(CO₃)₄Cl(OH)₅·2H₂O
Locality: Paratoo mine, Paratoo, South Australia, Australia
Source: Michael Scott S100067 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Blue massive crust
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction.

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060302.9

Sample Description:

Powder, using Mo radiation

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.60(1)Å b: 8.60(1)Å c: 22.63(4)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1450(2)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

File Type Information

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

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Decrespignyite-(Y)
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]
Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2002) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 87, 1731-1735 [view file]
Mandarino J A (2002) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1527-1550 [view file]
Wallwork K, Kolitsch U, Pring A, Nasdala L (2002) Decrespignyite-(Y), a new copper yttrium rare earth carbonate chloride hydrate from Paratoo, South Australia, Mineralogical Magazine, 66, 181-188 [view file]
Rius J, Colombo F, Vallcorba O, Torrelles X, Gemmi M, Mugnaioli E (2020) Structural study of decrespignyite-(Y), a complex yttrium rare earth copper carbonate chloride, by three-dimensional electron and synchrotron powder diffraction, European Journal of Mineralogy, 32, 545-555 [view file]

REFERENCES for Decrespignyite-(Y)

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]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2002) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 87, 1731-1735 [view file]

Mandarino J A (2002) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1527-1550 [view file]

Wallwork K, Kolitsch U, Pring A, Nasdala L (2002) Decrespignyite-(Y), a new copper yttrium rare earth carbonate chloride hydrate from Paratoo, South Australia, Mineralogical Magazine, 66, 181-188 [view file]

Rius J, Colombo F, Vallcorba O, Torrelles X, Gemmi M, Mugnaioli E (2020) Structural study of decrespignyite-(Y), a complex yttrium rare earth copper carbonate chloride, by three-dimensional electron and synchrotron powder diffraction, European Journal of Mineralogy, 32, 545-555 [view file]