Cesbronite R080003

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Name: Cesbronite
RRUFF ID: R080003
Ideal Chemistry: Cu3Te6+O4(OH)4
Locality: Montezuma mine, Sonora, Mexico
Source: William Pinch [view label]
Owner: William Pinch
Description: Green, sharp bipyramidal chisel-shaped crystals, associated with green prismatic jensenite. Holotype specimen
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R080003
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 25% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R080003.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 8.64(2)Å    b: 11.93(2)Å    c: 5.882(6)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 606.2(9)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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REFERENCES for Cesbronite

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]

Williams S A (1974) Cesbronite, a new copper tellurite from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mineralogical Magazine, 39, 744-746   [view file]

Fleischer M, Mandarino J A, Chao G Y (1979) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 64, 652-659   [view file]

Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2017) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 39. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 1279-1286   [view file]

Missen O P, Mills S J, Welch M D, Spratt J, Rumsey M S, Bircha W D, Brugger J (2018) The crystal structure of cesbronite, Cu3TeO4(OH)4: a novel sheet tellurate topology, Acta Crystallographica, B74, 24-31