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Keystoneite R070660

Name: Keystoneite
RRUFF ID: R070660
Ideal Chemistry: Mg_0.5NiFe³⁺(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃·4H₂O
Locality: McAlpine mine, Moccasin, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Source: Michael Scott S105215 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Clusters of greenish yellow acicular microcrystals associated with quartz and pyrite.
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

Mineral Group: [ Zemannite (3) ]

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070660

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 40% of 150mW

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REFERENCES for Keystoneite
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]
Genth F A (1877) Contribution from the laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania: Ferrotellurite, a new mineral, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 17, 119-119 [view file]
Back M E, Roberts A C, LePage Y, Mandarino J A (1988) Keystoneite, a new tellurite from the Keystone mine, Colorado, U.S.A., Abstracts of the Joint Annual Meeting of the Geological and Mineralogical Associations of Canada, 13, A4-A4 [view file]
Miletich R (1995) Crystal chemistry of the microporous tellurite minerals zemannite and kinichilite, Mg_0.5[Me²⁺Fe³⁺(TeO₃)₃]₄·5H₂O, (Me²⁺=Zn;Mn), European Journal of Mineralogy, 7, 509-523
Missen O P, Back M E, Mills S J, Roberts A C, LePage Y, Pinch W W, Mandarino J A (2021) Crystal chemistry of zemannite-type structures: III. Keystoneite, the Ni²⁺-analogue of zemannite, and ferrotellurite discredited, The Canadian Mineralogist, 59, 355-364

REFERENCES for Keystoneite

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]

Genth F A (1877) Contribution from the laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania: Ferrotellurite, a new mineral, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 17, 119-119 [view file]

Back M E, Roberts A C, LePage Y, Mandarino J A (1988) Keystoneite, a new tellurite from the Keystone mine, Colorado, U.S.A., Abstracts of the Joint Annual Meeting of the Geological and Mineralogical Associations of Canada, 13, A4-A4 [view file]

Miletich R (1995) Crystal chemistry of the microporous tellurite minerals zemannite and kinichilite, Mg_0.5[Me²⁺Fe³⁺(TeO₃)₃]₄·5H₂O, (Me²⁺=Zn;Mn), European Journal of Mineralogy, 7, 509-523

Missen O P, Back M E, Mills S J, Roberts A C, LePage Y, Pinch W W, Mandarino J A (2021) Crystal chemistry of zemannite-type structures: III. Keystoneite, the Ni²⁺-analogue of zemannite, and ferrotellurite discredited, The Canadian Mineralogist, 59, 355-364