Chemistry:Middlebackite
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Short description: Copper oxalate mineral
| Middlebackite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Organic mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Cu2C2O4(OH)2 |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Crystal class | 2/m - Prismatic |
| Identification | |
| Color | Turquoise |
Middlebackite is an organic mineral with the formula Cu2C2O4(OH)2. It was first discovered within a boulder from the Iron Monarch quarry in South Australia in June 1990.[2] Peter Elliott from the University of Adelaide, Australia, identified the structure of the mineral 25 years later. He determined its crystal structure through single-crystal X-ray diffraction using synchrotron radiation. Elliot named the mineral for the Middleback Range where it originated.[3] In 2018 middlebackite was found in Val di Fiemme, Italy, during researches that brought to the discovery of a new mineral named fiemmeite.[4]
Localities
- Australia: Iron Monarch open cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
- Italy: Passo di san Lugano, near Carano
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Middlebackite: Middlebackite mineral information and data.". https://www.mindat.org/min-47562.html.
- ↑ "Carbon Mineral Challenge Update Spring 2016: Four New Minerals Found" (in en-US). http://mineralchallenge.net/carbon-mineral-challenge-update-spring-2016-four-new-minerals-found/.
- ↑ Demartin, Francesco; Campostrini, Italo; Ferretti, Paolo; Rocchetti, Ivano (2018). "Fiemmeite Cu2(C2O4)(OH)2∙2H2O, a New Mineral from Val di Fiemme, Trentino, Italy" (in en). Minerals 8 (6): 248. doi:10.3390/min8060248.
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