Kinoite R040155

	Name: Kinoite RRUFF ID: R040155 Ideal Chemistry: Ca₂Cu₂Si₃O₁₀·2H₂O Locality: Christmas mine, Christmas, Gila County, Arizona, USA Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 10333 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale blue crust Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R040155.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe fragment, light gray fibrous material is kinoite
Measured Chemistry:	Ca_2.00Cu_2.00Si_3.00O₁₀·2H₂O
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R040155

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R040155.9

Sample Description:

Powder, using Mo radiation

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 7.06(2)Å b: 12.907(7)Å c: 5.67(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 96.16(6)° gamma: 90° Volume: 513.7(7)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Kinoite
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]
Anthony J W, Laughon R B (1970) Kinoite, a new hydrous copper calcium silicate mineral from Arizona, American Mineralogist, 55, 709-715 [view file]
Laughon R B (1971) The crystal structure of kinoite, American Mineralogist, 56, 193-200 [view file]