Spertiniite R100193
Name: Spertiniite
RRUFF ID: R100193
Ideal Chemistry: Cu(OH)2
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Shipton Township, Richmond County, Quebec, Canada
Source: Rob Lavinsky [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Blue botryoidal aggregates forming coatings on the rock. Sample is from F. Spertini
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R100193
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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: R100193.9
Sample Description: Powder, using Mo radiation
Cell Refinement Output: a: 2.933(2)Å    b: 10.545(5)Å    c: 5.228(5)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 161.7(2)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 Spertiniite

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]

Grice J D, Gasparrini E (1981) Spertiniite, Cu(OH)2, a new mineral from the Jeffrey mine, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 337-340   [view file]

Fleischer M, Chao G Y, Mandarino J A (1982) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 67, 854-860   [view file]

Oswald H R, Reller A, Schmalle H W, Dubler E (1990) Structure of copper(II) hydroxide, Cu(OH)2, Acta Crystallographica, C46, 2279-2284

Jambor J L, Grew E S (1993) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 78, 233-238   [view file]

Kolitsch U, Götzinger M (2000) Einige Neufunde aus der Grube Clara im mittleren Schwarzwald: Eulytin, Namibit, Volborthit, Gearksutit, Spertiniit, Monazit-(La), Protasit, Sainfeldit, Cyanotrichit und Vauquelinit, Der Erzgräber, 14, 33-47