R180001 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Murdochite R180001

Name: Murdochite
RRUFF ID: R180001
Ideal Chemistry: Cu₁₂Pb₂O₁₅Cl₂
Locality: Mammoth mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Source: UA Mineral Museum 5279 [view label]
Owner: UA Mineral Museum
Description: Black octahedral or cubo-octahedral crystals, associated with green prismatic dioptase
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Murdochite (3) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R180001.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Cu_11.98Pb_2.01O₁₅(Cl_1.92Br_0.06) ; = Light portion. Cu_12.12Pb_1.92O₁₅(Cl_1.97Br_0.12) = Dark portion
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R180001

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R180001.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 9.2352(19)Å b: 9.2352(19)Å c: 9.2352(19)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 787.7(3)Å³ Crystal System: cubic

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REFERENCES for Murdochite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
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]
Christ C L, Clark J R (1955) The crystal structure of murdochite, American Mineralogist, 40, 907-916 [view file]
Fahey J J (1955) Murdochite, a new copper lead oxide mineral, American Mineralogist, 40, 905-906 [view file]
Dubler E, Vedani A, Oswald H R (1983) New structure determination of murdochite, Cu₆PbO₈, Acta Crystallographica, C39, 1143-1146
Dunn P J, Fleischer M, Francis C A, Langley R H, Kissin S A, Shigley J E, Vanko D A, Zilczer J A (1984) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 69, 810-815 [view file]
Taguchi H (1998) Relationship between crystal structure and electrical properties of murdochite-type Ni_6+2xMn_1-xO₈, Solid State Communications, 108, 635-639
Winkler B, Chall M, Pickard C J, Milman V, White J (2000) Structure of Cu₆PbO₈, Acta Crystallographica, B56, 22-26

REFERENCES for Murdochite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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]

Christ C L, Clark J R (1955) The crystal structure of murdochite, American Mineralogist, 40, 907-916 [view file]

Fahey J J (1955) Murdochite, a new copper lead oxide mineral, American Mineralogist, 40, 905-906 [view file]

Dubler E, Vedani A, Oswald H R (1983) New structure determination of murdochite, Cu₆PbO₈, Acta Crystallographica, C39, 1143-1146

Dunn P J, Fleischer M, Francis C A, Langley R H, Kissin S A, Shigley J E, Vanko D A, Zilczer J A (1984) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 69, 810-815 [view file]

Taguchi H (1998) Relationship between crystal structure and electrical properties of murdochite-type Ni_6+2xMn_1-xO₈, Solid State Communications, 108, 635-639

Winkler B, Chall M, Pickard C J, Milman V, White J (2000) Structure of Cu₆PbO₈, Acta Crystallographica, B56, 22-26