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Virgilluethite R220017

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Name: Virgilluethite
RRUFF ID: R220017
Ideal Chemistry: MoO3·H2O
Locality: Cooke's Peak, Cookes Range, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Source: Ron Gibbs
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Aggregates of yellow-green lamellas. Type sample
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Tungstite (2) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R220017.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: MoO3·H2O ; on the basis of 4 O apfu
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R220017
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 30% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R220017
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.2870(2)Å    b: 10.6991(3)Å    c: 7.4877(3) Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 91.198(4)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 583.64(3)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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REFERENCES for Virgilluethite

Bosi F, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) - Newsletter 73, European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 397-402   [view file]

Yang H, Gu X, Gibbs R B, Downs R T (2023) Virgilluethite: a new mineral and the natural analogue of synthetic β-MoO3·H2O, from Cookes Peak, Luna County, New Mexico, USA, The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61, 1151-1162   [view file]