Ashburtonite R200010

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Name: Ashburtonite
RRUFF ID: R200010
Ideal Chemistry: HCu4Pb4Si4O12(HCO3)4(OH)4Cl
Locality: Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Source: Bruce Murphy [view label]
Owner: Bruce Murphy
Description: Sprays of blue prismatic or acicular crystals, associated with calendonite, cerussite.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Cerchiaraite (4) ]
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R200010.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R200010
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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: R200010
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 14.1193(18)Å    b: 14.1193(18)Å    c: 6.0423(10) Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1204.6(3)Å3    Crystal System: tetragonal
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REFERENCES for Ashburtonite

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]

Grice J D, Nickel E H, Gault R A (1991) Ashburtonite, a new bicarbonate-silicate mineral from Ashburton Downs, Western Australia: Description and structure determination, American Mineralogist, 76, 1701-1707   [view file]

Kampf A R, Pluth J J, Chen Y S, Roberts A C, Housley R M (2013) Bobmeyerite, a new mineral from Tiger, Arizona, USA, structurally related to cerchiaraite and ashburtonite, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 81-91   [view file]