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Section: 6 Minerals and pigments (MP) Page: 211

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Details

IRUG filename:
IMP00211
Data type:
Infrared
IRUG material class:
Minerals and pigments (MP)
Sample type:
Reference material
Common name(s):
Malachite
Chemical/botanical name(s):
Copper carbonate hydroxide, basic copper carbonate, malachite group, carbonate class
CAS name:
Malachite (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2)
Source location 1:
Mexico
Sample source 2:
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Mineral Sciences (NMNH)
Source location 2:
Washington, DC, 20560, US
Sample identifier 2:
124651
Sample source 3:
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Scientific Laboratory
Source location 3:
Box 7646, Philadelphia, PA, 19101, US
Color:
Green, dark, medium, opaque
Application:
MFTIR (Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy)
Mode:
Tran
Originating institution name:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Originating institution acronym:
PMA
Molecular formula:
C H2 Cu2 O5
Linear formula:
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
CAS registry no:
1319-53-5
Other analytical methods:
XRF (x-ray fluorescence)