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Salesite R050170

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Name: Salesite
RRUFF ID: R050170
Ideal Chemistry: Cu(IO3)(OH)
Locality: Chuquicamata, Chile
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Green crystalline crust
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050170.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R050170
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050170.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050170.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.793(3)Å    b: 6.711(2)Å    c: 4.782(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 346.3(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 Salesite

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]

Palache C, Jarrell O W (1939) Salesite, a new mineral from Chuquicamata, Chile, American Mineralogist, 24, 388-392   [view file]

Ghose S, Wan C (1978) Salesite, CuIO3(OH), and Cu(IO3)2·2H2O: a comparison of the crystal structures and their magnetic behavior, American Mineralogist, 63, 172-179   [view file]