Edwindavisite
A valid IMA mineral species
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Formula:
Cu(C2O4)(NH3)
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
The first mineral species to combine oxalate anions and ammine ligands.
Yet another copper-ammine -complex-bearing mineral after ammineite and shilovite, chanabayaite, triazolite, and joanneumite.
Known synthetic analogue.
Yet another copper-ammine -complex-bearing mineral after ammineite and shilovite, chanabayaite, triazolite, and joanneumite.
Known synthetic analogue.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
470888
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:470888:5
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
5cfa24eb-5b06-46a5-a8ec-f46481068c74
IMA Classification of Edwindavisite
Classification of Edwindavisite
10.AB.
10 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
A : Salts of organic acids
B : Oxalates
10 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
A : Salts of organic acids
B : Oxalates
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
---|---|---|
Ewd | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Chemistry of Edwindavisite
Mindat Formula:
Cu(C2O4)(NH3)
Crystallography of Edwindavisite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:
Pbca
Setting:
Pbca
Cell Parameters:
a = 11.1998(10) Å, b = 9.4307(9) Å, c = 8.3977(7) Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.188 : 1 : 0.89
Unit Cell V:
886.98 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
5.608 Å | (92) |
4.797 Å | (82) |
4.679 Å | (59) |
3.623 Å | (100) |
3.203 Å | (25) |
2.467 Å | (29) |
2.402 Å | (45) |
2.098 Å | (31) |
Type Occurrence of Edwindavisite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
collections of (1) the University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum, 115 N Church Ave Ste 121, Tucson, AZ 85701, USA, catalogue no. 22732, the RRUFF Project, deposition no. R230005, and (2) the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA, catalogue numbers 76287 and 76288 (cotypes)
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
10.AB. | Deveroite-(Ce) | Ce2(C2O4)3 · 10H2O |
10.AB.X | Falottaite | MnC2O4 · 3H2O |
10.AB. | Uroxite | [(UO2)2(C2O4)(OH)2(H2O)2] · H2O |
10.AB. | Andreybulakhite | Ni(C2O4) · 2H2O |
10.AB.05 | Humboldtine | Fe2+(C2O4) · 2H2O |
10.AB.05 | Lindbergite | Mn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O |
10.AB.05 | Katsarosite | Zn(C2O4) · 2H2O |
10.AB.10 | Glushinskite | Mg(C2O4) · 2H2O |
10.AB.15 | Moolooite | Cu(C2O4) · nH2O |
10.AB.20 | Stepanovite | NaMgFe3+(C2O4)3 · 8-9H2O |
10.AB.25 | Minguzzite | K3Fe3+(C2O4)3 · 3H2O |
10.AB.30 | Wheatleyite | Na2Cu(C2O4)2 · 2H2O |
10.AB.35 | Zhemchuzhnikovite | NaMgAl(C2O4)3 · 8H2O |
10.AB.40 | Weddellite | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
10.AB.45 | Whewellite | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
10.AB.47 | Fiemmeite | Cu2(C2O4)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
10.AB.50 | Caoxite | Ca(C2O4) · 3H2O |
10.AB.50 | Middlebackite | Cu2C2O4(OH)2 |
10.AB.52 | Metauroxite | (UO2)2(C2O4)(OH)2(H2O)2 |
10.AB.55 | Oxammite | (NH4)2(C2O4) · H2O |
10.AB.60 | Natroxalate | Na2(C2O4) |
10.AB.60 | Phoxite | (NH4)2Mg2(C2O4)(PO3OH)2(H2O)4 |
10.AB.60 | Carboferriphoxite | [(NH4)K(H2CO3)][Fe3+(HPO4)(H2PO4)(C2O4)] |
10.AB.60 | Ferriphoxite | [(NH4)2K(H2O)][Fe3+(HPO4)2(C2O4)] |
10.AB.65 | Coskrenite-(Ce) | (Ce,Nd,La)2(C2O4)(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
10.AB.70 | Levinsonite-(Y) | (Y,Nd,La)Al(C2O4)(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
10.AB.75 | Zugshunstite-(Ce) | (Ce,Nd,La)Al(C2O4)(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
10.AB.80 | Novgorodovaite | Ca2(C2O4)Cl2 · 2H2O |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Edwindavisite
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References for Edwindavisite
Localities for Edwindavisite
Locality List
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- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
USA (TL) | |
| Bosi et al. (2023) |