Malachite R050508

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Name: Malachite
RRUFF ID: R050508
Ideal Chemistry: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Locality: Kambova, Kantanga, Zaire
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 12261 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Green short bladed crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ malachite (7) ]
Quick search: [ All Malachite samples (2) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050508.2
Sample Description: Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry: Cu2.00(CO3)(OH)2
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample, 780nm spectrum is overwhelmed by fluorescence
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RRUFF ID: R050508
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample, 780nm spectrum is overwhelmed by fluorescence
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050508.1
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050508.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.480(5)Å    b: 11.937(2)Å    c: 3.243(1)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 98.76(2)°    gamma: 90.°   Volume: 362.81(8)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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REFERENCES for Malachite

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]

Gesner C (1565) Gemmis, quae erant in veste Aaronis, Liber Graecus, & e regione Latinus, Iola Hierotarantino interprete: cum Corollario Conradi Gesneri, in Sancti Patris Epiphanii Episcopi Cypri ad Diodorum Tyri episcopum, De XII 1-29   [view file]

Wallerius J G (1747) Koppargrón, in Mineralogia, eller Mineralriket Stockholm 279-280   [view file]

Hoffmann C A S (1789) Mineralsystem des Herrn Inspektor Werners mit dessen Erlaubnis herausgegeben von C A S Hoffmann, Bergmannisches Journal, 1, 369-398   [view file]

Klaproth M H (1797) Chemische Untersuchung des sibirischen Malachits, Beiträge zur Chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper, 2, 287-290   [view file]

Larsen E S (1921) The microscopic determination of the nonopaque minerals, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 671, 5-294   [view file]

Wells A F (1951) Malachite: Re-examination of crystal structure, Acta Crystallographica, 4, 200-204

Süsse P (1967) Verfeinerung der kristallstruktur des malachits, Cu2(OH)2CO3, Acta Crystallographica, 22, 146-151

Lakshman S V J, Reddy B J (1973) Optical absorption spectra of Cu2+ in chalcanthite and malachite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 12, 207-210   [view file]

Seguin M K (1975) Thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis of malachite and azurite in inert atmospheres and in air, The Canadian Mineralogist, 13, 127-132   [view file]

Zigan F, Joswig W, Schuster H D, Mason S A (1977) Verfeinerung der Struktur von Malachit, Cu2(OH)2CO3, durch Neutronenbeugung, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 145, 412-426   [view file]

Frost R L, Martens W N, Rintoul L, Mahmutagic E, Kloprogge J T (2002) Raman spectroscopic study of azurite and malachite at 298 and 77 K, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 33, 252-259

Buzgar N, Apopei A I (2009) The Raman study of certain carbonates, Analele Stiintifice Ale Universitatii, Al. I. Cuza Iasi Geologie, 55, 97-112   [view file]

Girgsdies F, Behrens M (2012) On the structural relations of malachite. I. The rosasite and ludwigite structure families, Acta Crystallographica, B68, 107-117

Girgsdies F, Behrens M (2012) On the structural relations of malachite. II. The brochanite MDO polytypes, Acta Crystallographica, B68, 571-577

Makovicky E, Merlino S (2019) Order-disorder twinning of malachite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 57, 475-488

Markl G, Keim M F, Bayerl R (2019) Unusual mineral diversity in hydrothermal vein-type deposit: The Clara mine, SW Germany, as a type example, The Canadian Mineralogist, 57, 427-456

Papineau D (2020) Chemically oscillating reactions in the formation of botryoidal malachite, American Mineralogist, 105, 447-454