R180022 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Guite R180022

Name: Guite
RRUFF ID: R180022
Ideal Chemistry: Co²⁺Co³⁺₂O₄
Locality: Sicomines copper-cobalt mine, near Kolwezi City, Democratic Republic of Congo
Source: Xiangping Gu
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark grey, granular aggregates 100 to 500 μm in size, in which single crystals of guite are estimated to be several to tens of microns. Associated with hetrogenite and quartz. Part of co-type sample.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

Mineral Group: [ Spinel (66) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R180022.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Co²⁺_0.93Cu²⁺_0.02Si_0.02)_Σ0.97(Co³⁺_1.99Mn³⁺_0.03)_Σ2.02O_4.01
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R180022

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.0848(1)Å b: 8.0848(1)Å c: 8.0848(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 528.45(2) Å³ Crystal System: cubic

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Guite
Knop O, Reid K I G, Sutarno, Nakagawa Y (1968) Chalkogenides of the transition elements. VI. X-Ray, neutron, and magnetic investigation of the spinels Co₃O₄, NiCo₂O₄, Co₃S₄, and NiCo₂S₄, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 46, 3463-3476 [view file]
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]
Bosi F, Biagioni C, Pasero M (2019) Nomenclature and classification of the spinel supergroup, European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 183-192 [view file]
Lei Z, Chen X, Wang J, Huang Y, Du F, Yan Z (2022) Guite, the spinel-structured Co²⁺Co³⁺₂O₄, a new mineral from the Sicomines copper–cobalt mine, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 346-353

REFERENCES for Guite

Knop O, Reid K I G, Sutarno, Nakagawa Y (1968) Chalkogenides of the transition elements. VI. X-Ray, neutron, and magnetic investigation of the spinels Co₃O₄, NiCo₂O₄, Co₃S₄, and NiCo₂S₄, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 46, 3463-3476 [view file]

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]

Bosi F, Biagioni C, Pasero M (2019) Nomenclature and classification of the spinel supergroup, European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 183-192 [view file]

Lei Z, Chen X, Wang J, Huang Y, Du F, Yan Z (2022) Guite, the spinel-structured Co²⁺Co³⁺₂O₄, a new mineral from the Sicomines copper–cobalt mine, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 346-353