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Buttgenbachite R090013

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Name: Buttgenbachite
RRUFF ID: R090013
Ideal Chemistry: Cu36(NO3)2Cl8(OH)62·nH2O
Locality: Likasi Mine, Jadotville, Shaba, Zaire
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Deep blue acicular crystals aggregate on matrix
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Connellite (3) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R090013
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R090013.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 15.803(4)Å    b: 15.803(4)Å    c: 9.119(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 1972.1(8)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Buttgenbachite

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]

Schoep A (1925) Sur la buttgenbachite, nouveau minéral, Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, 181, 421-423   [view file]

Foshag W F (1926) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 11, 216-220   [view file]

Foshag W F (1927) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 12, 379-382   [view file]

Fanfani L, Nunzi A, Zanazzi P F, Zanzari A R (1973) The crystal structure of buttgenbachite, Mineralogical Magazine, 39, 264-270   [view file]

Frost R L, Williams P A, Martens W, Kloprogge J T (2002) Raman spectroscopy of the polyanionic copper(II) minerals buttgenbachite and connellite: implications for studies of ancient copper objects and bronzes, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 33, 752-757

Hibbs D E, Leverett P, Williams P A (2002) Buttgenbachite from Bisbee Arizona, USA: a single-crystal X-ray study, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 2002, 225-240

Hibbs D E, Leverett P, Williams P A (2003) A single crystal X-ray study of a sulphate-bearing buttgenbachite, Cu36Cl7.8(NO3)1.3(SO4)0.35(OH)62.2.5.2H2O, and a re-examination of the crystal chemistry of the buttgenbachite-connellite series, Mineralogical Magazine, 67, 47-60   [view file]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2004) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 89, 467-471   [view file]