Eclarite R110124
Name: Eclarite
RRUFF ID: R110124
Ideal Chemistry: (Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S28
Locality: Crabtree quarry, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Source: Mark Feinglos
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Mass of tin-white metallic elongated crystals associated with quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Kobellite (9) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R110124
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R110124.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 54.762(7)Å    b: 4.0297(4)Å    c: 22.701(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 5009(1)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Eclarite

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]

Paar W H, Chen T T, Kupcik V, Hanke K (1983) Eclarit, (Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S28, ein neues Sulfosalz von Bärenbad, Hollersbachtal, Salzburg, Österreich, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 32, 103-110

Kupčík V (1984) Die Kristallstruktur des Minerals Eclarit, (Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S28, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 32, 259-269

Dunn P J, Chao G Y, Fleischer M, Ferraiolo J A, Langley R H, Pabst A, Zilczer J A (1985) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 70, 214-221   [view file]

Topa D, Makovicky E (2012) Eclarite: New data and interpretations, The Canadian Mineralogist, 50, 371-386   [view file]