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Name: Markascherite RRUFF ID: R100030 Ideal Chemistry: Cu3(MoO4)(OH)4 Locality: Childs Aldwinkle mine, Bunker Hill District, Copper Creek, Pinal County, Arizona, USA Source: Mark Ascher [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Green bladed crystals on quartz. This is the type specimen Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R100030.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.5203(5)Å b: 5.9900(5)Å c: 9.983(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 97.586(5)° gamma: 90° Volume: 327.22(8)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Markascherite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2011) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 7. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010, Mineralogical Magazine, 75, 27-31 [view file] |
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Thompson R M, Yang H, Downs R T (2012) Packing systematics and structural relationships of the new copper molybdate markascherite and related minerals, American Mineralogist, 97, 1977-1986 [view file] |
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Yang H, Jenkins R A, Thompson R M, Downs R T, Evans S H, Bloch E M (2012) Markascherite, Cu3(MoO4)(OH)4, a new mineral species polymorphic with szenicsite, from Copper Creek, Pinal County, Arizona, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 97, 197-202 [view file] |
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