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Name: Christelite RRUFF ID: R060792 Ideal Chemistry: Zn3Cu2(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O Locality: San Francisco mine, Sierra Gorda, Chile Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Greenish blue bladed crystals associated with hemimorphite and quartz Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Ktenasite (6) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060792.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.422(2)Å b: 6.334(3)Å c: 10.486(4)Å alpha: 94.37(2)° beta: 90.02(3)° gamma: 90.21(2)° Volume: 359.02(8)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Christelite | |
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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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Livingstone A (1991) The zinc analogue of ktenasite from Smallcleugh and Brownley Hills mines, Nenthead, Cumbria, Journal of the Russell Society, 4, 13-15 [view file] |
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Adiwidjaja G, Friese K, Klaska K H, Schlüter J (1996) The crystal structure of christelite Zn3Cu2(SO4)2(OH)6·4(H2O), Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 211, 518-521 |
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Schlüter J, Klaska K H, Adiwidjaja G, Gebhard G (1996) Christelite, Zn3Cu2(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O, a new mineral from the San Francisco mine, Antofogasta, Chile, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1996, 188-192 |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (1997) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 82, 207-210 [view file] |
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