Zalesiite R060228 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Zálesíite R060228

Name: Zálesíite
RRUFF ID: R060228
Ideal Chemistry: CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O
Locality: Hilarion mine, near Kamareza, Laurium, Attica Penninsula, Greece
Source: Michael Scott S100145 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Radiating light blue acicular crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Mixite (10) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060228.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Ca_0.53La_0.22Nd_0.14Y_0.11)_Σ=1(Cu²⁺_5.55Fe_0.25Zn_0.20)_Σ=6(As_1.00O₄)₂(As_1.00O_3.47(OH)_0.53)(OH)₆·3H₂O; OH estimated by charge balance; H₂O by difference;
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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RRUFF ID:

R060228

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060228.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 13.63(2)Å b: 13.63(2)Å c: 5.929(8)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 954(2)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 Zálesíite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Aruga A, Nakai I (1985) Structure of Ca-rich agardite, (Ca_0.40Y_0.31Fe_0.09Ce_0.06La_0.04Nd_0.01)Cu_6.19[(AsO₄)_2.42(HAsO₄)_0.49](OH)_6.38·3H₂O, Acta Crystallographica, C41, 161-163 [link]
Kolitsch U (1997) Neufunde von Mineralien aus einigen Vorkommen der Vogesen, Frankreich: Triembach, Bluttenberg und Val d'Ajol, Aufschluss, 48, 65-91
Sejkora J, Rídkošil T, Šrein V (1999) Zálesíite, a new mineral of the mixite group, from Zálesí, Rychlebské hory Mts., Czech Republic, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 175, 105-124
Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (2000) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 85, 1561-1565 [view file]
Walenta K (2003) Mineralien der Mixitgruppe aus dem Schwarzwald, Der Erzgräber, 17, 46-51
Čejka J, Sejkora J, Plášil J, Keeffe E C, Bahfenne S, Palmer S J, Frost R L (2010) A Raman and infrared spectroscopic study of Ca²⁺ dominant members of the mixite group from the Czech Republic, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 42, 1154-1159

REFERENCES for Zálesíite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Aruga A, Nakai I (1985) Structure of Ca-rich agardite, (Ca_0.40Y_0.31Fe_0.09Ce_0.06La_0.04Nd_0.01)Cu_6.19[(AsO₄)_2.42(HAsO₄)_0.49](OH)_6.38·3H₂O, Acta Crystallographica, C41, 161-163 [link]

Kolitsch U (1997) Neufunde von Mineralien aus einigen Vorkommen der Vogesen, Frankreich: Triembach, Bluttenberg und Val d'Ajol, Aufschluss, 48, 65-91

Sejkora J, Rídkošil T, Šrein V (1999) Zálesíite, a new mineral of the mixite group, from Zálesí, Rychlebské hory Mts., Czech Republic, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 175, 105-124

Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (2000) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 85, 1561-1565 [view file]

Walenta K (2003) Mineralien der Mixitgruppe aus dem Schwarzwald, Der Erzgräber, 17, 46-51

Čejka J, Sejkora J, Plášil J, Keeffe E C, Bahfenne S, Palmer S J, Frost R L (2010) A Raman and infrared spectroscopic study of Ca²⁺ dominant members of the mixite group from the Czech Republic, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 42, 1154-1159