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Pseudoboleite R050162

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Name: Pseudoboleite
RRUFF ID: R050162
Ideal Chemistry: Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48
Locality: Margarita mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile
Source: Jim McGlasson
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Blue crust, associated with yellow penfieldite, R050163
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050162.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R050162
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050162.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 15.241(3)Å    b: 15.241(3)Å    c: 30.828(9)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 7161(4)Å3    Crystal System: tetragonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Pseudoboleite

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]

Lacroix A (1895) Sur quelques minéraux des mines du Boléo (Basse-Californie), Bulletin du Muséum D'Histoire Naturelle, 1, 39-42   [view file]

Giuseppetti G, Mazzi F, Tadini C (1992) The crystal structure of pseudoboleite: Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48; its relations with the structures of boleite and cumengeite, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1992, 113-126

Jambor J L (1992) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 77, 1305-1309   [view file]