R190036 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Utahite R190036

Name: Utahite
RRUFF ID: R190036
Ideal Chemistry: MgCu²⁺₄Zn₂Te⁶⁺₃O₁₄(OH)₄·6H₂O
Locality: Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Source: Peter Megaw [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Blue acicular crystals found as isolated crystals, or as sprays, associated with quartz and greenish dugganite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R190036

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:

R190036.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.7828(8)Å b: 9.9994(7)Å c: 5.6881(4)Å
alpha: 104.0181(38)° beta: 90.0307(38)° gamma: 95.9425(40)° Volume: 481.895(89)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

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REFERENCES for Utahite
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]
Roberts A C, Stirling J A R, Criddle A J, Jensen M C, Moffatt E A, Wilson W E (1997) Utahite, a new mineral and associated copper tellurates from the Centennial Eureka mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, The Mineralogical Record, 28, 175-179 [view file]
Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 185-189 [view file]
Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2020) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 56, Mineralogical Magazine, 84, 623-627 [view file]
Missen O P, Mills S J, Rumsey M S, Back M E, Di Cecco V E, Birch W D, Spratt J (2021) The crystal structure and redefinition of utahite, Mineralogy and Petrology, 115, 477-486 [view file]

REFERENCES for Utahite

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]

Roberts A C, Stirling J A R, Criddle A J, Jensen M C, Moffatt E A, Wilson W E (1997) Utahite, a new mineral and associated copper tellurates from the Centennial Eureka mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, The Mineralogical Record, 28, 175-179 [view file]

Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 185-189 [view file]

Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2020) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 56, Mineralogical Magazine, 84, 623-627 [view file]

Missen O P, Mills S J, Rumsey M S, Back M E, Di Cecco V E, Birch W D, Spratt J (2021) The crystal structure and redefinition of utahite, Mineralogy and Petrology, 115, 477-486 [view file]