R060018 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Chalcanthite R060018

Name: Chalcanthite
RRUFF ID: R060018
Ideal Chemistry: Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O
Locality: Chuquicamata, Chile
Source: American Museum of Natural History 25040 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark blue fragment
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Chalcanthite (8) ]

Quick search: [ All Chalcanthite samples (4) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060018.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Cu_1.00S_1.00O₄·5H₂O
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060018

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060018.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 6.110(1)Å b: 10.410(3)Å c: 5.957(1)Å
alpha: 82.36(1)° beta: 107.28(1)° gamma: 102.60(1)° Volume: 362.3(1)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Chalcanthite
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]
Dioscorides P, [Translated by Cornarius J, 1557] (70) Chalcantum, in De materia medica Libri V. Froben Basileae 451-453 [view file]
Kupffer A F (1826) Ueber die Krystallisation des Kupfervitriols, nebst allgemeinen Betrachtungen über das ein- und eingliedrige oder tetartoprismatische System, Annalen der Physik, 84, 215-230 [view file]
Beudant F S (1832) Cyanose, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition Paris 486-486 [view file]
von Kobell F (1853) Chalkanthit, in Die Mineral-Namen und die Mineralogische Nomenklatur J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung München 80-80 [view file]
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]
Bacon G E, Titterton D H (1975) Neutron-diffraction studies of CuSO₄·5(H₂O) and CuSO₄·5(D₂O), Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 141, 330-341 [view file]
Mestres L, Martinez M L, Rodriguez A (1987) The isomorphism between CuSeO₄·5H₂O and CuSO₄·5H₂O, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 180, 179-187 [view file]
Shannon R D, Shannon R C, Medenbach O, Fischer R X (2002) Refractive index and dispersion of fluorides and oxides, Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, 31, 931-970 [view file]

REFERENCES for Chalcanthite

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]

Dioscorides P, [Translated by Cornarius J, 1557] (70) Chalcantum, in De materia medica Libri V. Froben Basileae 451-453 [view file]

Kupffer A F (1826) Ueber die Krystallisation des Kupfervitriols, nebst allgemeinen Betrachtungen über das ein- und eingliedrige oder tetartoprismatische System, Annalen der Physik, 84, 215-230 [view file]

Beudant F S (1832) Cyanose, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition Paris 486-486 [view file]

von Kobell F (1853) Chalkanthit, in Die Mineral-Namen und die Mineralogische Nomenklatur J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung München 80-80 [view file]

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]

Bacon G E, Titterton D H (1975) Neutron-diffraction studies of CuSO₄·5(H₂O) and CuSO₄·5(D₂O), Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 141, 330-341 [view file]

Mestres L, Martinez M L, Rodriguez A (1987) The isomorphism between CuSeO₄·5H₂O and CuSO₄·5H₂O, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 180, 179-187 [view file]

Shannon R D, Shannon R C, Medenbach O, Fischer R X (2002) Refractive index and dispersion of fluorides and oxides, Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, 31, 931-970 [view file]