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Arsendescloizite R140430

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Name: Arsendescloizite
RRUFF ID: R140430
Ideal Chemistry: PbZn(AsO4)(OH)
Locality: Tsumeb, Namibia
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 17511 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Yellowish tabular crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Adelite (19) ]
Quick search: [ All Arsendescloizite samples (2) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R140430
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 10% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R140430.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.634(2)Å    b: 9.343(3)Å    c: 6.062(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 432.33(9)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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

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REFERENCES for Arsendescloizite

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]

Keller P, Dunn P J (1982) Arsendescloizite a new mineral from Tsumeb, The Mineralogical Record, 13, 155-157   [view file]

Fleischer M, Pabst A (1983) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 68, 280-283   [view file]

Keller P, Lissner F, Schleid T (2003) The crystal structure of arsendescloizite PbZn(OH)[AsO4], from Tsumeb (Namibia), Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 2003, 374-384