Birchite R150100

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Name: Birchite
RRUFF ID: R150100
Ideal Chemistry: Cd2Cu2(PO4)2(SO4)·5H2O
Locality: Block 14 Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Sprays and aggregates of light green acicular crystals on quartz and pale pinkish almandine, associated with anglesite, pyromorphite, and libethenite. Authors sample from the type find.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R150100
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 50% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R150100.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.4919(7)Å    b: 20.919(2)Å    c: 6.1729(5)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1354.8(2)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Birchite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Elliot P, Brugger J, Pring A, Cole M L, Willis A C, Kolitsch U (2008) Birchite, a new mineral from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia: Description and structure refinement, American Mineralogist, 93, 910-917   [view file]