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Name: Caledonite RRUFF ID: R060506 Ideal Chemistry: Cu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 Locality: Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Source: Jim Ricker [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Blue prismatic crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Caledonite (2) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Caledonite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060506.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 20.100(3)Å b: 7.149(1)Å c: 6.567(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 943.6(4)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Caledonite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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Beudant F S (1832) Calédonite, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition Paris 367-369 [view file] |
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Giacovazzo C, Menchetti S, Scordari F (1973) The crystal structure of caledonite, Cu2Pb5(SO4)3CO3(OH)6, Acta Crystallographica, B29, 1986-1990 |
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Frost R L, Kloprogge J T, Williams P A (2003) Raman spectroscopy of lead sulphate-carbonate minerals - implications for hydrogen bonding, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 2003, 529-542 |
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Schofield P F, Wilson C C, Knight K S, Kirk C A (2009) Proton location and hydrogen bonding in the hydrous lead copper sulfates linarite, PbCu(SO4)(OH)2, and caledonite, Pb5Cu2(SO4)3CO3(OH)6, The Canadian Mineralogist, 47, 649-662 [view file] |
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Markl G, Keim M F, Bayerl R (2019) Unusual mineral diversity in hydrothermal vein-type deposit: The Clara mine, SW Germany, as a type example, The Canadian Mineralogist, 57, 427-456 |
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