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Wuyanzhiite R180023

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Name: Wuyanzhiite
RRUFF ID: R180023
Ideal Chemistry: Cu₂S
Locality: #5 orebody on the -65 m level in Bofang Copper mine, about 40 km south from Hengyang City, Hunan Province, China.
Source: Xiangping Gu
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Bluish dark gray, associated with chalcocite, Djurleite, bornite, sphalerite, smithonite, pyrite, and quartz. Part of co-type sample.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R180023.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Cu¹⁺_1.873Cu²⁺_0.042Fe³⁺_0.014Ag_0.002)S
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R180023

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 4.0008(1)Å b: 4.0008(1)Å c: 11.2671(9)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 180.34(1)Å³ Crystal System: tetragonal

File Type Information

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

DOWNLOADS:

	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Wuyanzhiite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2017) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 40. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 1577-1581 [view file]
Zimmer D, Ruiz-Fuertes J, Bayarjargal L, Haussühl E, Winkler B, Zhang J, Jin C Q, Milman V, Alig E, Fink L (2017) Phase transition of tetragonal copper sulfide Cu₂S at low temperatures, Physical Review B, 96, 054108