N R080023 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Spangolite R080023

Name: Spangolite
RRUFF ID: R080023
Ideal Chemistry: Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O
Locality: Mex-Tex mine, Hansonberg Mining District, Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Deep bluish green doubly terminated and pyramidal crystals associated with quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Spangolite (2) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R080023.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R080023

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R080023.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.276(1)Å b: 8.276(1)Å c: 14.356(4)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 851.6(4)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 Spangolite
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]
Penfield S L (1890) On spangolite, a new copper mineral, American Journal of Science, 39, 370-378 [view file]
Merlino S, Pasero M, Sabelli C, Trosti-Ferroni R (1992) Crystal structure refinements of spangolite, a hydrated basic sulphate of copper and aluminium, from three different occurrences, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1992, 349-357
Hawthorne F C, Kimata M, Eby R K (1993) The crystal structure of spangolite, a complex copper sulfate sheet mineral, American Mineralogist, 78, 649-652 [view file]

REFERENCES for Spangolite

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]

Penfield S L (1890) On spangolite, a new copper mineral, American Journal of Science, 39, 370-378 [view file]

Merlino S, Pasero M, Sabelli C, Trosti-Ferroni R (1992) Crystal structure refinements of spangolite, a hydrated basic sulphate of copper and aluminium, from three different occurrences, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1992, 349-357

Hawthorne F C, Kimata M, Eby R K (1993) The crystal structure of spangolite, a complex copper sulfate sheet mineral, American Mineralogist, 78, 649-652 [view file]