Chemistry:Moolooite
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| Moolooite | |
|---|---|
 Blue massive moolooite (field of view 12 mm) | |
| General | |
| Category | Oxalate mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Cu(C 2O 4) · 0.4H 2O |
| Strunz classification | 10.AB.15 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Space group | Pnnm |
| Identification | |
| Color | green |
| Specific gravity | 3.43 (calculated) |
| Density | 2.6 |
| References | [1] |
Moolooite is a rare blue-green mineral with the formula Cu++(C2O4)·n(H2O) (n<1) (copper oxalate hydrate). It was discovered by Richard M Clarke and Ian R Williams in Bunbury Well, Mooloo Downs station, Murchison, Western Australia in 1986.[3] It has an orthorhombic crystalline structure, and is formed by the interaction of bird guano with weathering copper sulfides. It is used in plastics to color them blueish-green.
A second occurrence is reported from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines silver mining district of Vosges Mountains, France .[3]
References
- ↑ Mineralienatlas
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mineralogical-magazine/article/imacnmnc-approved-mineral-symbols/62311F45ED37831D78603C6E6B25EE0A.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Clarke, R.M.; Williams, I.R. (1986). "Moolooite, a naturally occurring hydrated copper oxalate from Western Australia". Mineralogical Magazine 50 (356): 295–298. doi:10.1180/minmag.1986.050.356.15. Bibcode: 1986MinM...50..295C. http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/mm/vol50/MM50_295.pdf.
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