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Name: Veszelyite RRUFF ID: R070312 Ideal Chemistry: (Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2O Locality: Black Pine mine, Flint Creek Valley, near Philipsburg, Granite County, Montana, USA Source: James Shigley [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Blue prismatic crystals associated with pyromorphite and quartz Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Veszelyite (4) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Veszelyite samples (4) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R070312.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.8450(9)Å b: 10.2386(9)Å c: 7.5203(8)Å alpha: 90° beta: 103.620(6)° gamma: 90° Volume: 736.7(1)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Veszelyite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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Schrauf A (1874) Untersuchung eines neuen Mineral's, genannt Veszelyit, Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 11, 135-137 [view file] |
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Ghose S, Leo S R, Wan C (1974) Structural chemistry of copper and zinc minerals. Part I. Veszelyite, (Cu,Zn)2ZnPO4(OH)3·2H2O: a novel type of sheet structure and crystal chemistry of copper-zinc substitution, American Mineralogist, 59, 573-581 [view file] |
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Danisi R M, Armbruster T, Lazic B, Vulić P, Kaindl R, Dimitrijević R, Kahlenberg V (2013) In situ dehydration behavior of veszelyite (Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2O: A single-crystal X-ray study, American Mineralogist, 98, 1261-1269 |
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