Downsite R220048



Name: Downsite
RRUFF ID: R220048
Ideal Chemistry: K2(MoO3)3(SO4)·4H2O
Locality: Freedom No. 2 mine, Marysvale District, Piute County, Utah, USA
Source: Joe Marty
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless to bluish fibrous aggregates, 10-300 μm in size, intimately associated with liangjunite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R220048.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: [K1.50(H3O)+0.5](MoO3)3(SO4)·4H2O ; H3O+ was added for charge balance
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
RRUFF ID:
Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R220048
Cell Refinement Output: a: 17.0314(7)Å    b: 10.8189(4)Å    c: 8.8871(3) Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 112.263(3)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1515.48(6) Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Downsite

Bosi F, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 72, European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 285-293   [view file]