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Section: 6 Minerals and pigments (MP) Page: 246

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Details

IRUG filename:
RMP00246
Data type:
Raman
IRUG material class:
Minerals and pigments (MP)
Sample type:
Reference material
Common name(s):
Cornwallite, some phosphate substitution, phosphatian cornwallite
Chemical/botanical name(s):
Copper arsenate hydroxide
Sample source 1:
Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine
Source location 1:
Pershing County, Nevada, US
Sample source 2:
Excalibur Mineral Company
Source location 2:
1885 Seminole Trail, Charlottesville, VA, US
Sample identifier 2:
Cornwallite
Color:
Green
Other:
Qualitative EDS: Cu, As, low P
Application:
Raman microscopy/microspectroscopy
Excitation source (nm):
532
Mode:
Scat
Originating institution name:
Rutgers University, Camden
Originating institution acronym:
RU
Linear formula:
Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 (ideal)
Other analytical methods:
EDS (energy dispersive spectroscopy), FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), SEM (scanning electron microscopy)