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Liebigite R050662

Name: Liebigite
RRUFF ID: R050662
Ideal Chemistry: Ca₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·11H₂O
Locality: Schwartzwaelder mine, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 9102 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Yellowish-green flaky aggregate
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R050662.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Ca_2.00(U_1.00O₂)(CO₃)₃·11H₂O ; C not measured but estimated by stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R050662

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance)

RRUFF ID:

R050662.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Instrument settings:

SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR

Resolution:

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RRUFF ID:

R050662.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Instrument settings:

SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR

Resolution:

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R050662.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 16.710(1)Å b: 17.565(2)Å c: 13.686(2)Å
alpha: 90.° beta: 90.° gamma: 90.° Volume: 4017.1(5)Å³ Crystal System: orthorhombic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Liebigite
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]
Smith J L (1848) Two new minerals, - medjidite (sulphate of uranium and lime) - liebigite (carbonate of uranium and lime), American Journal of Science and Arts, 5, 336-338 [view file]
Mereiter K (1982) The crystal structure of liebigite, Ca₂UO₂(CO₃)₃·~11H₂O, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 30, 277-288
Vochten R, Van Haverbeke L, Van Springel K (1993) Synthesis of liebigite and andersonite, and study of their thermal behavior and luminescence, The Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 167-171 [view file]
Vochten R, Van Haverbeke L, Van Springel K (1994) The structure and physicochemical characteristics of a synthetic phase compositionally intermediate between liebigite and andersonite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 553-561 [view file]

REFERENCES for Liebigite

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]

Smith J L (1848) Two new minerals, - medjidite (sulphate of uranium and lime) - liebigite (carbonate of uranium and lime), American Journal of Science and Arts, 5, 336-338 [view file]

Mereiter K (1982) The crystal structure of liebigite, Ca₂UO₂(CO₃)₃·~11H₂O, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 30, 277-288

Vochten R, Van Haverbeke L, Van Springel K (1993) Synthesis of liebigite and andersonite, and study of their thermal behavior and luminescence, The Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 167-171 [view file]

Vochten R, Van Haverbeke L, Van Springel K (1994) The structure and physicochemical characteristics of a synthetic phase compositionally intermediate between liebigite and andersonite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 553-561 [view file]