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Downsite R220048

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		Name: Downsite RRUFF ID: R220048 Ideal Chemistry: K₂(MoO₃)₃(SO₄)·4H₂O Locality: Freedom No. 2 mine, Marysvale District, Piute County, Utah, USA Source: Joe Marty Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless to bluish fibrous aggregates, 10-300 μm in size, intimately associated with liangjunite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R220048.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	[K_1.50(H₃O)⁺_0.5](MoO₃)₃(SO₄)·4H₂O ; H₃O⁺ was added for charge balance

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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	Raman Data (RAW)
	RRUFF File

POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R220048

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 17.0314(7)Å b: 10.8189(4)Å c: 8.8871(3) Å
alpha: 90° beta: 112.263(3)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1515.48(6) Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Downsite
Bosi F, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 72, European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 285-293 [view file]