Wuyanzhiite R180023
Name: Wuyanzhiite
RRUFF ID: R180023
Ideal Chemistry: Cu2S
Locality: #5 orebody on the -65 m level in Bofang Copper mine, about 40 km south from Hengyang City, Hunan Province, China.
Source: Xiangping Gu
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Bluish dark gray, associated with chalcocite, Djurleite, bornite, sphalerite, smithonite, pyrite, and quartz. Part of co-type sample.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R180023.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Cu1+1.873Cu2+0.042Fe3+0.014Ag0.002)S
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R180023
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.0008(1)Å    b: 4.0008(1)Å    c: 11.2671(9)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 180.34(1)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 Wuyanzhiite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2017) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 40. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 1577-1581   [view file]

Zimmer D, Ruiz-Fuertes J, Bayarjargal L, Haussühl E, Winkler B, Zhang J, Jin C Q, Milman V, Alig E, Fink L (2017) Phase transition of tetragonal copper sulfide Cu2S at low temperatures, Physical Review B, 96, 054108