Ulrichite R070748
Name: Ulrichite
RRUFF ID: R070748
Ideal Chemistry: CaCu(UO2)(PO4)2·4H2O
Locality: Lake Boga Quarry, Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia
Source: Royal Ontario Museum M52951 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Radiating aggregates of light green acicular crystals associated with quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070748.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 12.764(7)Å    b: 6.988(3)Å    c: 13.011(8)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 91.84(3)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1159.8(5)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Ulrichite

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]

Birch W D, Mumme W G, Segnit E R (1988) Ulrichite: a new copper calcium uranium phosphate from Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia, Australian Mineralogist, 3, 125-131

Jambor J L, Grew E S (1990) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 75, 240-246   [view file]

Kolitsch U, Giester G (2001) Revision of the crystal structure of ulrichite, CaCu2+(UO2)(PO4)2·4H2O, Mineralogical Magazine, 65, 717-724   [view file]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2002) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 87, 996-999   [view file]