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A study in 1986 synthesized diaboleite crystals up to 0.18 mm (0.0071 in) in size using two different methods. The study demonstrated that diaboleite is a low-temperature phase, that is stable under
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Diaboleite is deep blue in color and pale blue in transmitted light. The mineral occurs as tabular crystals up to 2 cm (0.8 in) in size, as subparallel aggregates, or it has massive
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was perplexing at the time and this new mineral only compounded the difficulty. As insufficient material was available for a full investigation, Spencer and
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forms of the tabular crystals have a square or octagonal outline and rarely exhibit pyramidal
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834:Palache, Charles (October 1941).
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84:Strunz classification
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903:Tetragonal minerals
883:Copper(II) minerals
766:1968MinM...36..933W
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566:2021MinM...85..291W
548:Warr, L.N. (2021).
94:Dana classification
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360:Description
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877:Categories
867:Diaboleite
787:2012-06-12
737:2012-06-12
531:References
494:diaboleite
470:cumengeite
454:phosgenite
426:caledonite
372:District,
346:diaboleite
326:Diaboleite
317:References
308:Solubility
278:= 1.980, n
224:Adamantine
206:Mohs scale
190:Conchoidal
123:H-M symbol
109:Tetragonal
74:IMA symbol
19:Diaboleite
584:235729616
536:Citations
458:wherryite
446:mendipite
430:cerussite
418:atacamite
396:Formation
292:δ = 0.130
236:Pale blue
143:Unit cell
658:June 11,
654:. Mindat
627:June 11,
486:Somerset
209:hardness
196:Tenacity
186:Fracture
176:Cleavage
98:10.6.1.1
38:Category
762:Bibcode
562:Bibcode
490:boleite
476:History
422:boleite
386:Vicinal
370:Laurium
354:boleite
330:mineral
282:= 1.850
252:Density
200:Brittle
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88:3.DB.05
49:Formula
33:General
808:Cu(OH)
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232:Streak
219:Luster
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580:S2CID
382:habit
350:Greek
157:Color
660:2012
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414:slag
408:and
406:lead
340:(OH)
336:CuCl
160:Blue
136:P4mm
78:Dbol
65:(OH)
61:CuCl
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