Ammineite R120154
Name: Ammineite
RRUFF ID: R120154
Ideal Chemistry: CuCl2·2NH3
Locality: Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Source: Ron Gibbs [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Blue massive coating
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ]
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R120154
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R120154.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.772(2)Å    b: 10.629(3)Å    c: 5.834(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 481.9(3)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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

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REFERENCES for Ammineite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M (2008) New minerals approved in 2008, in International Mineralogical Association 1-13   [view file]

Bojar H P, Walter F, Baumgartner J, Färber G (2010) Ammineite, CuCl2(NH3)2, a new species containing an ammine complex: Mineral data and crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 48, 1359-1371   [view file]

Echigo T, Kimata M (2010) Crystal chemistry and genesis of organic minerals: A review of oxalate and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 48, 1329-1358   [view file]

Walter F, Bojar H P, Baumgartner J, Färber G (2010) Ammineite, CuCl2(NH3)2 - the first mineral containing an ammine complex, Acta Mineralogica Petrographica Abstract Series. 20th General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association 21-27 August, 2010. Budapest, Hungary, 6, 501-501   [view file]

Gatta G D, Cámara F, Tait K T, Belakovskiy D (2012) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 97, 2064-2072   [view file]