M0945 Chrysocolla / Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

M0945 Chrysocolla / Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite [CSIRO]

Name	M0945 Chrysocolla / Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite
Owner	CSIRO
Collection	Spectral Reference Library
Catalog ID	M0945
CMR-Specify ID	2024-MS-0000000232
Material(s)	Microcline [KAlSi₃O₈] — 44.2% Goethite [FeO(OH)] — 18.6% Cuprite [Cu₂O] — 14.6% Quartz [SiO₂] — 12.0% Malachite [Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂] — 10.6% Chrysocolla [(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O] Phase abundance was determined by quantitative XRD analysis, in: Owen, N., Gomez-Camacho, R. and Fan R. (2023), Diffraction, Mineralogy and Geochemistry XRD Characterisation Report, Jobs # 6243 and # 6245 [CSIRO internal reports]. ID 65738.
Locality	Burra, SA, Australia