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Name: Digenite RRUFF ID: R060840 Ideal Chemistry: Cu1.8S Locality: Butte, Montana, USA Source: Michael Scott S101004 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Black to deep blue metallic massive, diffraction indicates that this sample is in the high temperature form Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Digenite (3) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060840.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.5502(2)Å b: 5.5502(2)Å c: 5.5502(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 170.97(2)Å3 Crystal System: cubic |
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REFERENCES for Digenite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Yamamoto K, Kashida S (1991) X-ray study of the average structures of Cu2Se and Cu1.8S in the room temperature and the high temperature phases, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 93, 202-211 |
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Will G, Hinze E, Abdelrahman ARM (2002) Crystal structure analysis and refinement of digenite, Cu1.8S, in the temperature range 20 to 500 C under controlled sulfur partial pressure, European Journal of Mineralogy, 14, 591-598 |
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