Coquimbite R060638

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Name: Coquimbite
RRUFF ID: R060638
Ideal Chemistry: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O
Locality: Dexter no. 7 mine, Calf Mesa, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah, USA
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 15636
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Purple blocky crystals, associated with voltaite (R060237) and Römerite (R060238).
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Coquimbite (5) ]
Quick search: [ All Coquimbite samples (3) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060638.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Fe3+1.43Al0.57)Σ=2(S1.00O4)3·9H2O; trace amounts of As; H2O estimated by difference
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060638
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060638.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.915(1)Å    b: 10.915(1)Å    c: 17.080(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 1762.4(3)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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REFERENCES for Coquimbite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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Majzlan J, Navrotsky A, McCleskey R B, Alpers C N (2006) Thermodynamic properties and crystal structure refinement of ferricopiapite, coquimbite, rhomboclase, and Fe2(SO4)3(H2O)5, European Journal of Mineralogy, 18, 175-186

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Yang Z, Giester G (2018) Structure refinements of coquimbite and paracoquimbite from the Hongshan Cu-Au deposit, NW China, European Journal of Mineralogy, 30, 849-858

Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2019) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 52. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2019, Mineralogical Magazine, 83, 887-893   [view file]

Biagioni C, Mauro D, Pasero M (2020) Sulfates from the pyrite ore deposits of the Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy): A review, Minerals, 10, 1092   [view file]

Mauro D, Biagioni C, Pasero M, Skogby H, Zaccarini F (2020) Redefinition of coquimbite, AlFe3+3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O, Mineralogical Magazine, 84, 275-282   [view file]