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Name: Chalcocite RRUFF ID: R070730 Ideal Chemistry: Cu2S Locality: La Mesa, Chihuahua, Mexico Source: Michael Scott S102930 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark gray rounded metallic grains associated with ajoite Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
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RRUFF ID: | R070730.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 15.228(3)Å b: 11.881(3)Å c: 13.485(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 116.282(8)° gamma: 90° Volume: 2187.6(9)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Chalcocite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Evans H T (1971) Crystal structure of low chalcocite, Nature Physical Science, 232, 69-70 |
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Goh S W, Buckley A N, Lamb R N, Rosenberg R A, Moran D (2006) The oxidation states of copper and iron in mineral sulfides, and the oxides formed on initial exposure of chalcopyrite and bornite to air, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70, 2210-2228 |
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Schumer B N, Stegen R J, Barton M D, Hiskey M D, Downs R T (2019) Mineralogical profile of supergene sulfide ore in the Western Copper area, Morenci mine, Arizona, The Canadian Mineralogist, 57, 391-401 |
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