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Article

Eddavidite, Cu12Pb2O15Br2, a New Mineral Species, and Its Solid Solution with Murdochite, Cu12Pb2O15Cl2

by
Melli Rosenblatt
1,*,
Marcus J. Origlieri
2,
Richard Graeme III
3,†,
Richard Graeme IV
3,
Douglas Graeme
3 and
Robert T. Downs
1
1
Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
2
Mineral Zone, 1370 N. Silverbell Rd. #140, Tucson, AZ 85745, USA
3
Graeme Reference Library, P.O. Box 4272, Bisbee, AZ 85603, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Deceased.
Minerals 2024, 14(3), 307; https://doi.org/10.3390/min14030307
Submission received: 1 December 2023 / Revised: 31 January 2024 / Accepted: 31 January 2024 / Published: 15 March 2024
(This article belongs to the Collection New Minerals)

Abstract

:
Eddavidite is a new mineral species (IMA2018-010) with ideal formula, Cu12Pb2O15Br2, and cubic Fm 3 ¯ m symmetry: a = 9.2407(9) Å; V = 789.1(2) Å3; Z = 2. Eddavidite is the bromine analog of murdochite, Cu12Pb2O15Cl2, with which it forms a solid solution series. The type locality is the Southwest mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, U.S.A. Eddavidite also occurs in the Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. Eddavidite occurs as domains within mixed murdochite–eddavidite crystals. The empirical formula, normalized to 12 Cu apfu, is Cu12(Pb1.92Fe0.06Si0.06)(O15.08F0.02)-(Br0.99Cl0.890.12). Type locality samples contain up to 67% eddavidite component, while Ojuela mine samples contain up to 62%. Mixed eddavidite–murdochite crystals show forms {100} and {111}; the habit grades from cubic through cuboctahedral to octahedral. Mixed eddavidite–-murdochite crystals exhibit good cleavage on {111}. Eddavidite is black, opaque with submetallic luster, and visually indistinguishable from intergrown murdochite. Its Mohs hardness is 4; dmeas. = 6.33 g/cm3, dcalc. = 6.45 g/cm3. The crystal structure, refined to R = 0.0112, consists of corner-sharing square planar CuO4 units, arranged in Cu12O24 metal oxide clusters, which encapsulate Br atoms. PbO8 cubes share edges with Cu12O24 clusters in a continuous framework. Eddavidite incorporates bromine remaining after desiccation of paleo-seawater at its two known localities, which were both once situated along the Western Interior Seaway.

1. Introduction

The recognition of eddavidite arises from decades of investigations into the ontology of murdochite. Murdochite was first described from the Mammoth mine, Tiger, Arizona in 1955 [1,2]. Wet chemical analysis found major lead, copper, and oxygen. A contemporaneous crystal structure model was based upon that of rock salt, with a unit cell content of 32 O atoms in cubic closest packed arrangement and 32 concomitant octahedral sites occupied by an ordered arrangement of 24 Cu, 4 Pb, and 4 vacancies. However, the crystal structure solution gave a poor reliability factor (R~0.17) [3]. The original description and separate crystal structure study both gave a stoichiometric formula for murdochite: Cu6PbO8 [2,3]
Two independent investigations, both published in 1970, evinced certain complexities in the mineral murdochite. One study [4] showed pronounced zoning under reflected light in material from Anarak, Iran. Microprobe analysis revealed higher Pb in bright zones than in dark zones, with PbO2 and CuO content variations of 2.2 wt.% and 0.9 wt.%, respectively. It was concluded that Cu contents varied inversely with Pb contents, albeit non-stoichiometrically [4]. The other study [5] revealed significant Cl and Br for the first time in murdochite, in samples from both the Hansonburg district, New Mexico, and Anarak, Iran [5]. Pronounced zoning under reflected light was again noted; however, this was attributed to variable Cl/Br ratios [5]. Assuming that halogens substitute for oxygen, a non-stoichiometric formula for murdochite was proposed with excess cations and fixed total anions: Cu6±xPb1±x(O,Cl,Br)8 [5].
A redetermination of the murdochite crystal structure in 1983 found Cu in typical 4 + 2 coordination, consisting of 4 equatorial Cu-O bonds of 1.921 Å and 2 apical halogen separations at 3.261 Å. Pb is coordinated by eight O atoms at the corners of a cube, with Pb-O separations of 2.283 Å [6]. The refinement assumed full occupancy of a halogen site, which is distinct from an O site constrained to 0.94 (=15/16) occupancy for charge balance [6]. The model converged well (R = 0.027). A non-stoichiometric formula with anion vacancies was proposed for murdochite: Cu2+6Pb4+O8−x(Cl,Br)2x (x ≤ 0.5) [6].
The deprecated murdochite structural model from 1955 [3] lives on in solid-state chemistry and condensed matter physics literature, i.e., “murdochite-type” Ni6MnO8 [7]. The accepted structure for the mineral specs murdochite [6] and also for eddavidite appears in synthetic cuprates: Cu6O8InCl, Cu6O8In(Cl,NO3), and Cu6O8YCl [8,9], as well as in the palladinate Tl3+Pd2+6O8Tl1+ [10]. DFT modeling [11] indicates that murdochite would favor a structure with Jahn–Teller distortion typical of Cu2+ [6]. Nevertheless, the term “murdochite structure” in scientific literature refers variously to the rock salt model with Pb and Cu in regular octahedral coordination [3] or the model with 4 + 2 coordinated Cu and 8 coordinated Pb atoms [6].
While analyzing a museum sample of Bisbee murdochite (Figure 1), backscattered electron (BSE) imaging showed pronounced zoning. Standardized WDS analysis found domains with atomic Br > Cl. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction study indicated a unit cellsimilar to that of murdochite, though somewhat larger. The new mineral and its name received approval from the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) of the International Mineralogical Association (IMA2018-010).
This study both characterizes the new mineral species eddavidite and further delineates its solid solution series with murdochite. The holotype sample is on deposit at the University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum with catalog number 12326 (Figure 1); co-type fragments therefrom are on deposit with the RRUFF Project as sample R050381 (Figure 2).
The mineral name eddavidite honors Dr. Edward Emil “Ed” David (1925–2017). Dr. David sought to make science more relevant and accessible to the public; he received much recognition in the scientific, technical, and professional communities. Dr. David worked at Bell Labs from 1950 to 1970, eventually rising to Executive Director of Communications Systems Research. U.S. President Nixon tapped Dr. David to serve as National Science Advisor from 1970 to 1973. He also sat on NASA’s Advisory Council and served as the U.S. Representative to the NATO Science Committee [12]. In 1973, Dr. David went to work in the private sector, later becoming President of Exxon Research Corporation in 1977, from which he retired in 1986.
Dr. David became interested in mineral collecting at the age of six when his uncle “Bibby” presented him with a wooden box of mineral specimens. That gift ignited a lifelong passion in Dr. David, who later built a fine mineral collection, the “core” of which went to the Houston Museum of Natural Science in 1995 [13]. Unflinchingly, Dr. David started assembling another mineral collection. Dr. David donated 36 fine copper specimens in 2014 and arranged a posthumous gift of his remaining ~450 specimens to the University of Arizona Mineral Museum, the predecessor of the University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum (ANGMM). Dr. David served on the University of Arizona Mineral Museum advisory board from 2007 to 2017, and the ANGMM currently features a gallery of his former specimens.

2. Materials and Methods

Electron probe microanalyses were performed in WDS mode on a Cameca SX-100 electron microprobe, housed at the Department of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, with an accelerating voltage of 15 kV, an operating current of 20 nA, and a ~10 µm beam diameter. Standards used were Cu (cuprite from Bisbee, inhouse standard); Pb (NBS glass K0229); Cl (Brazilian scapolite, USNM R6600-1 containing 1.43% Cl); Br (synthetic CsBr); F (synthetic MgF2); Si (San Carlos Fo92 olivine, inhouse standard); Fe (fayalite from Rockport, MA); Cd (Cd metal); K (orthoclase supplied by Penn State); and Ca (anorthite from Hakone, Japan). Data reduction followed the PAP method [14]. The normalization of eddavidite formulae differs from that for rock-forming minerals [15], which is based on total anions. For this reason, eddavidite and murdochite formulae were calculated on the basis of 12 Cu apfu (Table 1 and Table S1). Additional BSE imaging employed a Hitachi 3400N SEM at Arizona LaserChron Center, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona.
An X-ray diffraction study was conducted with a Bruker APEX II diffractometer at the Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona. The X-ray generator produces MoKα radiation at 45 kV and 40 mA, which is monochromated by a graphite crystal, concentrated by Monocap capillary X-ray optics, and collimated to a width of 350 µm. The unit cell parameters refined from the powder data are a = 9.2424(67) Å, V = 789.5(17) Å3, calculated using in-house software [16]. The X-ray powder diffraction profile appears in Table 2.
A quarter sphere of single-crystal X-ray diffraction intensity data were collected from a 70 × 60 × 60 µm crystal fragment. The structure was solved with direct methods, using SHELX-2017 [17]. The chemistry of the crystal used in the refinement is given in Table 2. All reflections were indexed with a cubic unit cell. The crystal structure refinement was fixed to the empirical halogen composition: Cu24Pb4O30.20Br1.98Cl1.78. Details of the crystal structure refinement are given in Table 3; atomic coordinates and displacement parameters appear in Table 4 and Table 5.

3. Results

3.1. Description

All eddavidite recognized to date occurs as domains in mixed eddavidite–murdochite crystals. Mixed eddavidite–murdochite crystals show cubic {100} and octahedral {111} forms (Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3) and combinations thereof (Figure 2 and Figure 3). The maximal crystal sizes observed to date are ~100 µm at Bisbee and ~300 µm at Ojuela. Eddavidite is black, opaque, and submetallic. The streak is black. Eddavidite is visually indistinguishable from coexisting murdochite. Its Mohs hardness is 4. Eddavidite–murdochite is brittle, showing good cleavage on {111}. The measured density is 6.33 g/cm3. The density calculated from the crystal structure refinement is 6.45 g/cm3. At present, only chemical analyses can reliably distinguish eddavidite from murdochite.

3.2. Occurrence and Paragenesis of Eddavidite–Murdochite

The occurrence of eddavidite is correlated with that of murdochite; eddavidite is only known as domains within mixed eddavidite–murdochite crystals. Murdochite occurs in several mines of the Bisbee mining area, Cochise County, Arizona. Murdochite was first recorded in the Higgins mine in 1955 [3], which was the only Bisbee occurrence reported as late as 1981 [18]. In 1993, three additional occurrences of murdochite were reported from Bisbee: one in the Shattuck mine and two in the Southwest mine [19]. The Graeme family collection also includes murdochite samples from the Uncle Sam, Copper Queen, Holbrook and Cole mines. Murdochite from the Cole mine is associated with rosasite and malachite (Graeme sample R3494). A sample from the Shattuck mine has proven to be murdochite intergrown with plattnerite (Graeme sample 1483). Apart from the Cole mine, the aforementioned mines are tightly grouped in the northwestern portion of the Bisbee mining area [19]. In fact, the Copper Queen, Higgins, Holbrook, Shattuck, Southwest, and Uncle Sam mines comprise a single network of interconnected subterranean workings.
The type locality of eddavidite is the 5th level of the Southwest mine in the Bisbee mining area. Cavities containing eddavidite–murdochite occur in limonite pods hosted by Mississippian Escabrosa limestone, formed by fugitive fluids associated with Jurassic porphyry copper mineralization [20]. Limonite is a field term for intermixed iron oxides-hydroxides not discriminated by laboratory analysis; hematite and goethite are major components. The type occurrence of eddavidite is a large open pocket, ~150’ x ~25’, located at the intersection of the Czar fault and an unnamed fault. Towards the 54th crosscut on the 5th level of the Southwest mine, there is minor malachite, and the stope ceiling is covered in later plumose, cream-colored calcite. While most of the limonite is pulverent massive, rare limonite casts of former gypsum crystals are also present. Mixed murdochite–eddavidite crystals form both directly on limonite and are also perched on acicular malachite, all of which precede a late generation of bladed calcite. The holotype sample follows the sequence limonite → malachite → murdochite–eddavidite → calcite. Nearby in this same orebody, cuprite nodules host fine cuprite crystals and a suite of exotic copper species, including atacamite, claringbullite, nantokite, paratacamite, and spangolite [19]. Surprisingly, unit cell determination and SEM-EDS chemistry of supposed claringbullite from the Southwest mine revealed its identity as barlowite (RRUFF sample R110007).
During this investigation, microprobe analysis found eddavidite domains in murdochite dominated crystals from the Ojuela mine complex, Mapimí mining district, Durango, Mexico. The Ojuela mine exploits oxidized Pb-Ag ores consisting of cerussite and argentiferous galena [21,22]. Attractive specimens of wulfenite and mimetite are recovered as a byproduct of artisanal lead-silver mining [23]. The first record of murdochite in the Ojuela mine is a mere listing in a 1956 paper describing an unrelated zinc arsenate [24]. Murdochite occurs in a complex assemblage with aurichalcite, calcite, hydrozincite, hemimorphite, malachite, plattnerite, and rosasite. While not specifically associated with eddavidite, and not found all together on a single specimen, each of these species occurs in contact with murdochite. Also known in this assemblage are scrutinyite [25], fluorite, and baryte; none of which have yet been observed in association with murdochite (or eddavidite). Two samples containing eddavidite from the Ojuela mine are recognized in this study: RRUFF R110122 (Figure 3), which is associated with aurichalcite, and NHMLAC 38450 (Table S1).

3.3. Eddavidite–Murdochite Chemistry

The chemical data (Table 1 and Table S1) indicate an essentially binary solid solution from 96% murdochite component to 69% eddavidite component. Figure 4 shows the remarkable variation in both Pb/Cu (ideally 2/12 apfu Cu) and molar Br/(Br + Cl) for murdochite–eddavidite. The spots with molar Br/(Br + Cl) > 0.5 are eddavidite, while those <0.5 are murdochite. Curiously, analyses of eddavidite–murdochite are characteristically non-stoichiometric (Table 1 and Table S1). Crystal structure analysis indicates the presence of O vacancies.
This work found both eddavidite and murdochite in the Bisbee mining area, with molar Br/(Br + Cl) ranging from 0.21 to 0.69 (Table 1 and Table S1). Two separate crystals from the type sample (Table 1 and Table S1) give the following molar Br/(Br + Cl) values: lows of 0.23 and 0.24, highs of 0.53 and 0.64, and means of 0.39 and 0.53, respectively. Graeme sample 1483 from the Shattuck mine has the highest molar Br/(Br + Cl) seen in this study: 0.69 (Table S1). Nevertheless, Graeme sample 1483 is predominantly murdochite with mean molar Br/(Br + Cl) = 0.34 (Table S1). Each spot analysis of Bisbee murdochite (and eddavidite) performed in this study revealed elevated Br (i.e., Br/(Br + Cl) > 0.20).
Eddavidite was also recognized in two murdochite samples from the Ojuela mine, Mexico: RRUFF sample R110122 has molar Br/(Br + Cl) ranging from 0.37 to 0.62, with a mean of 0.44 (Table S1, Figure 3). NHMLAC 38450 has molar Br/(Br + Cl) ranging from 0.33 to 0.52, with a mean of 0.42 (Table S1).

3.4. Zoning in Eddavidite–Murdochite

Zoning in murdochite has been noticed and discussed since 1970 [4,5]. This study finds no correlation between zoning under BSE and either Br content or molar Br/(Br + Cl) ratio. Spots 61 and 71 on RRUFF sample R110122, murdochite–eddavidite from the Ojuela mine, have Br contents of 3.50 wt.% and 5.03 wt.%, respectively. Sample R110122 also has a significant range of molar Br/(Br + Cl): 0.62–0.37; nevertheless, it appears free of zoning (Figure 5). Notably, sample R110122 has <1% standard deviation in its PbO2 contents and appears rather homogenous in BSE imaging.
Zoning in eddavidite–murdochite seems to correlate with variations in Pb/Cu ratio. RRUFF sample R180001, murdochite from the Mammoth mine, shows pronounced zoning despite its low molar Br/(Br + Cl) of 0.05 (Table S1, Figure 6). Spots 8 (lighter), 22 (darker), and 24 (darker) have Br contents of 0.26 wt.%, 0.29 wt.%, and 0.23 wt.%, respectively. Notably the spot with the intermediate Br content is lighter, while the spots with both higher and lower Br contents are darker. Tellingly, lighter zones have 32.0–32.4 wt.% PbO2, while darker zones have 29.7–31.1 wt.% PbO2. Sample R180001 exhibits 3% standard deviation in its PbO2 contents and displays conspicuous zoning in BSE imaging.
As previously proposed for murdochite in 1970 [4], zoning in mixed murdochite–eddavidite correlates with variable Pb/Cu. As the analyses reported herein are normalized to 12 Cu apfu, variable Pb/Cu simplifies to Pb apfu (Table 1 and Table S1). In the case of R180001 (Table S1, Figure 6), the backscattered electron (BSE) contribution from ±0.06 apfu Pb vs. ☐ (ΔZ = 82) certainly cancels out the BSE contribution from ±0.05 apfu Br vs. Cl (ΔZ = 18). Considering both the strong BSE response of Pb and the established non-stoichiometry in the crystal structure [6], eddavidite cannot be distinguished from murdochite simply by BSE imaging.

3.5. Eddavidite Crystal Structure

The eddavidite crystal structure consists of interlinked square planar CuO4 units sharing edges with PbO8 cubes (Figure 7). Square planar CuO4 units are fundamental building blocks of tertiary Cu12O24 metal clusters (Figure 8). A halogen atom (Br) sits at the center of the Cu12O24 cluster. The Pb-O, Cu-O, and Cu-(Br,Cl) separations are 2.286(3) Å, 1.9245(7) Å, and 3.2671(3) Å, respectively.
The Cu12O24 metal cluster in eddavidite (and isostructural murdochite) is a 26-sided polyhedron with 8 triangular faces and 18 square faces, which is known as a rhombicuboctahedron [26]. A decorated version of this metal cluster with composition Cu18O24 is found in the structure of BaCuO2 [27]. Cu12O24 clusters in eddavidite (and murdochite) share faces to build a framework of ideal bulk composition Cu3O4 (Figure 9).
Some chemical analyses show trace F (Table 1 and Table S1). As the anionic radius of F is much smaller than that of Cl or Br [28], trace F presumably substitutes for O. This is similar to the ordering of F and Cl-Br into distinct crystallographic sites as determined for claringbullite–barlowite [29,30], both of which occur at the type locality for eddavidite.

4. Discussion

4.1. Origin of Eddavidite

This study reports eddavidite from two separate mining areas: Bisbee, Arizona, USA, and Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. Both mining areas exploit large carbonate replacement systems, with Bisbee relatively richer in Cu than Pb-Zn-Ag [18,19], whereas Mapimí is richer in Pb-Zn-Ag than Cu [21,22,23]. Despite their overland separation of ~850 km, Bisbee and Mapimí share a significant chapter of geological history. Between 105 and 85 Ma, both localities were submerged in the paleo-oceanic Western Interior Seaway [31,32]. The subsequent orogeny of the Sierra Madre Occidental left Bisbee and Mapimí in separate watersheds, specifically the endorheic Bolson de Mapimí and the Bisbee Basin [33]. Presumably these basins trapped seawater from the Western Interior Seaway, which eventually desiccated.
When halite precipitates from seawater, its crystalline lattice does not readily accommodate Br, leaving behind residual brines relatively enriched in Br [34,35,36]. Evaporation of seawater increases molar Br/Cl by a factor of ~6.5 in residual brines [36]. In open basins, Cl washes into ground waters, progressively removing Cl but leaving Br, all the while increasing residual Br/Cl [36,37]. Bromine enriched sediments develop by this cyclical process.
At Earth’s surface, bromine is significantly rarer than chlorine. The upper continental crust has molar Br/Cl ~0.0019 [38], and seawater has molar Br/Cl ~0.0015 [36]. Hydrothermal solutions have Br/Cl ~1:10,000 [39]. The relative insolubilities of bromides compared to those of chlorides promote bromide mineral formation. For instance, Ksp values for PbBr2 and PbCl2 are 6.6 × 10−6 and 1.59 × 10−5, respectively. Greater insolubility for eddavidite than for murdochite would favor eddavidite deposition from fluids with [Cl] > [Br]. Eddavidite formation arises from both the hydrological process concentrating Br in trapped paleo-seawater and its presumed relative insolubility compared to murdochite.

4.2. Bromine-Bearing Minerals

The IMA mineral list currently has 15 species with Br in their formulae, 11 of which contain essential Br (Table 6). Three species with essential Br occur at Bisbee: eddavidite, bromargyrite, and barlowite; all of these have more common Cl analogs: murdochite, chlorargyrite, and claringbullite. All six of these species occur at Bisbee and together they constitute three pairs of chloride-bromide mineral analogs.
Eddavidite is the first species with essential Br reported from Mapimí, where it occurs in contact with its Cl analog murdochite. The chloride species claringbullite [29] and chlorargyrite [22] are both recorded at Mapimí, and both species have known bromide analogs, but neither of the Br species has yet been recorded there. Chlorargyrite is visually nondescript at Mapimí, occurring within oxidized silver-lead ores, which are expeditiously sold off for smelting. Interestingly, Mapimí chlorargyrite contains elevated Br [22]. Further examination of Mapimí specimens may complete the chloride-bromide species pairs seen at Bisbee, thus increasing mineralogical correlations between the two mining areas. The Bisbee mining area constitutes the most mineralogically diverse province in Arizona, with 330 recorded species [53], while the Ojuela mine complex at Mapimí has 142 species (mindat.org), which is less than half of the count recorded at Bisbee.

4.3. Identifying Eddavidite

Eddavidite cannot be distinguished from murdochite visually, nor by BSE imaging, nor by X-ray powder diffraction. At present, only chemical analyses can reliably confirm eddavidite.

Supplementary Materials

The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/min14030307/s1, Table S1: Chemistry of mixed eddavidite–murdochite and murdochite; eddavidite.cif containing crystal structure solution and structure factors.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, R.T.D. and M.J.O.; methodology, M.R.; validation, M.J.O. and M.R.; formal analysis, M.J.O. and M.R.; investigation, M.R.; resources, R.T.D., R.G.III, R.G.IV and D.G.; data curation, M.R., R.G.III, R.G.IV and D.G.; writing—original draft preparation, M.R. and R.G.III; writing—review and editing, M.R., M.J.O. and R.T.D.; visualization, M.R. and M.J.O.; supervision, R.T.D.; funding acquisition, M.R. and R.T.D. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

Funding for this research was provided by two generous donations to the University of Arizona. Allan Norville provided funding for a research assistantship in mineralogy and mineral museum studies under the Department of Geosciences, which supported the senior author. Richard Graeme III provided funding for electron microprobe analysis.

Data Availability Statement

The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/Supplementary Materials, further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author or the RRUFF™ Project at https://rruff.info/ (accessed on 2 March 2024).

Acknowledgments

We thank Aaron Celestian, Alyssa Morgan, George Harlow, and Jamie Newman for supplying samples. We thank Stan Esbenshade for donating what became the type specimen of eddavidite to the University of Arizona Mineral Museum. Ken Domanik instructed and assisted in electron microprobe analysis. The authors thank Richard Graeme III for providing funding for this research. We thank Zak Jibrin for assisting with electron microprobe sample preparation and Dominque “Nicky” Geisler for assisting with SEM operation. Jim McGlasson and James Lyons provided excellent discussion on the tectonic situation between Bisbee and Mapimí. Hexiong Yang made the initial discovery of eddavidite and proposed the species to the IMA. We dedicate this study to author Richard Graeme III (1941–2021), the geologist, the mining engineer, the historian, whose unmatched expertise in Bisbee mineralogy will be missed by the mineralogical community. The Graeme family’s well-documented Bisbee exploration records and collections will fuel scientific research for years to come.

Conflicts of Interest

Author Richard Graeme III provided partial funding for this research, while also contributing to the occurrence section in Bisbee, AZ. However, the Graeme family authors had no role in the design of the study; nor in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; nor in the decision to publish the results.

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Figure 1. Type eddavidite forms domains in mixed murdochite–eddavidite crystals, seen here with minor acicular malachite. Locality: Southwest mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona. Sample: University of Arizona Gem & Mineral Museum 12326 (holotype).
Figure 1. Type eddavidite forms domains in mixed murdochite–eddavidite crystals, seen here with minor acicular malachite. Locality: Southwest mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona. Sample: University of Arizona Gem & Mineral Museum 12326 (holotype).
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Figure 2. SEM imagery of mixed eddavidite–murdochite crystals. (left) Simple cubic crystals. This sample has a maximum molar Br/(Br + Cl) = 0.64 (Table S1). Locality: Southwest mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, U.S.A. Sample: RRUFF R050381 (co-type). (right) Octahedral crystal with minor cubic modifications. This sample has a maximum molar Br/(Br + Cl) = 0.52 (Table S1). Locality: Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. Sample: NHMLAC 38450.
Figure 2. SEM imagery of mixed eddavidite–murdochite crystals. (left) Simple cubic crystals. This sample has a maximum molar Br/(Br + Cl) = 0.64 (Table S1). Locality: Southwest mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, U.S.A. Sample: RRUFF R050381 (co-type). (right) Octahedral crystal with minor cubic modifications. This sample has a maximum molar Br/(Br + Cl) = 0.52 (Table S1). Locality: Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. Sample: NHMLAC 38450.
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Figure 3. Mixed murdochite-eddavidite crystals up to 300 µm with aurichalcite, showing a combination of cubic {100} and octahedral {111} forms. This sample has maximal molar Br/(Br + Cl) = 0.62 (Table S1). Locality: Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. Sample: RRUFF R110122.
Figure 3. Mixed murdochite-eddavidite crystals up to 300 µm with aurichalcite, showing a combination of cubic {100} and octahedral {111} forms. This sample has maximal molar Br/(Br + Cl) = 0.62 (Table S1). Locality: Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. Sample: RRUFF R110122.
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Figure 4. Plot of chemical data for murdochite–eddavidite from Table S1. Wide ranges of Pb/Cu and Br/(Br + Cl) are apparent. Points with molar Br/(Br + Cl) > 0.5 are eddavidite (above the dashed line), while those <0.5 are murdochite.
Figure 4. Plot of chemical data for murdochite–eddavidite from Table S1. Wide ranges of Pb/Cu and Br/(Br + Cl) are apparent. Points with molar Br/(Br + Cl) > 0.5 are eddavidite (above the dashed line), while those <0.5 are murdochite.
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Figure 5. BSE image of mixed murdochite–eddavidite crystals from microprobe mount of RRUFF sample R110122. The dark material is associated aurichalcite. Note the homogeneity; this sample has rather consistent Pb values with standard deviation < 1% (Table S1). Locality: Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico.
Figure 5. BSE image of mixed murdochite–eddavidite crystals from microprobe mount of RRUFF sample R110122. The dark material is associated aurichalcite. Note the homogeneity; this sample has rather consistent Pb values with standard deviation < 1% (Table S1). Locality: Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico.
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Figure 6. BSE imaging displays prominent zoning in murdochite from microprobe mount of RRUFF sample R180001. Lighter zones indicate elevated Pb contents; Pb contents have a standard deviation of 3% (Table S1). Locality: Mammoth mine (408 stope), Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona.
Figure 6. BSE imaging displays prominent zoning in murdochite from microprobe mount of RRUFF sample R180001. Lighter zones indicate elevated Pb contents; Pb contents have a standard deviation of 3% (Table S1). Locality: Mammoth mine (408 stope), Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona.
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Figure 7. The eddavidite crystal structure tilted 5° off (211). Green squares, dark blue cubes, and yellow spheres represent CuO4, PbO8, and Br, respectively.
Figure 7. The eddavidite crystal structure tilted 5° off (211). Green squares, dark blue cubes, and yellow spheres represent CuO4, PbO8, and Br, respectively.
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Figure 8. The Cu12O24 metal-oxide cluster in eddavidite and murdochite. (a) Polyhedral view comprising 12 square planar CuO4 units sharing vertices to build a rhombicuboctahedron; a single yellow halogen is enclosed. (b) Space filling view with red O, green Cu, and yellow halogen. Both renderings have the same scale, viewed along [332].
Figure 8. The Cu12O24 metal-oxide cluster in eddavidite and murdochite. (a) Polyhedral view comprising 12 square planar CuO4 units sharing vertices to build a rhombicuboctahedron; a single yellow halogen is enclosed. (b) Space filling view with red O, green Cu, and yellow halogen. Both renderings have the same scale, viewed along [332].
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Figure 9. Slab of the eddavidite–murdochite crystal structure tilted 5° off [001]. (a) A “house of cards” of square planar CuO4 units share vertices to build a framework of ideal composition Cu3O4. (b) Blue Pb and yellow halogen atoms decorate the Cu3O4 framework. The identity of the halogen, Br in eddavidite vs. Cl in murdochite, is the singular distinction between the two species.
Figure 9. Slab of the eddavidite–murdochite crystal structure tilted 5° off [001]. (a) A “house of cards” of square planar CuO4 units share vertices to build a framework of ideal composition Cu3O4. (b) Blue Pb and yellow halogen atoms decorate the Cu3O4 framework. The identity of the halogen, Br in eddavidite vs. Cl in murdochite, is the singular distinction between the two species.
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Table 1. Chemistry of co-type eddavidite-murdochite used for crystal structure refinement. The empirical formula is Cu12(Pb1.92Fe0.06Si0.06)(O15.08F0.02)(Br0.99Cl0.890.12), when normalized to 12 Cu. Locality: Southwest mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, U.S.A. Sample R050381.
Table 1. Chemistry of co-type eddavidite-murdochite used for crystal structure refinement. The empirical formula is Cu12(Pb1.92Fe0.06Si0.06)(O15.08F0.02)(Br0.99Cl0.890.12), when normalized to 12 Cu. Locality: Southwest mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, U.S.A. Sample R050381.
Spot Range (wt. %)Mean of 9 (with s.d.)
PbO225.35–31.3129.74(189)
CuO58.07–65.6161.71(194)
SiO20.17–0.370.23(8)
FeO0.09–0.590.30(16)
F0.00–0.060.02(2)
Cl1.52–3.912.04(74)
Br2.80–6.195.11(108)
total 99.15
molar Br/(Br + Cl)0.64–0.240.53
# spots eddavidite-6
# spots murdochite-3
Table 2. X-ray diffraction data (d in Å) for type eddavidite, compared with those of murdochite [3]. The X-ray diffraction profiles of eddavidite and murdochite are nearly indistinguishable.
Table 2. X-ray diffraction data (d in Å) for type eddavidite, compared with those of murdochite [3]. The X-ray diffraction profiles of eddavidite and murdochite are nearly indistinguishable.
dobs (Eddavidite)Iobsdcalc (Eddavidite)dobs (Murdochite){hkl}
5.296405.3365.30{111}
4.739154.6214.59{200}
3.26093.2683.25{220}
2.78852.7872.776{311}
2.6681002.6682.659{222}
2.305312.3112.303{400}
2.120132.1202.109{331}
2.06362.0672.059{420}
1.88231.8871.880{422}
1.77321.7791.772{333}, {511}
1.632351.6341.629{440}
1.56161.5621.556{531}
1.53631.5401.537{442}, {600}
1.45621.4611.457{620}
1.394281.3931.404{622}
1.33471.334 {444}
1.29231.282 {640}
1.15451.155 {800}
1.060111.060 {662}
Table 3. Crystal structure refinement details for eddavidite (this study) and murdochite [6].
Table 3. Crystal structure refinement details for eddavidite (this study) and murdochite [6].
EddaviditeMurdochite
localitySouthwest mine,
Bisbee, Arizona
Hansonburg district,
New Mexico
crystal size70 × 60 × 60 µm90 × 110 × 90 µm
idealized formulaCu12Pb2O15Br2Cu6PbO8−x(Cl,Br)2x
refined unit cell contentCu24Pb4O30.20Br1.98Cl1.78Cu24Pb4O30(Cl0.64Br0.36)4
space group Fm 3 ¯ m Fm 3 ¯ m
a (Å)9.2407(9)9.224(2)
V3)789.1(2)784.3(3)
R0.01120.027
wR0.0348 *0.026
maximum 2θ (°)66.6100
{hkl} span−13 < h < 4--
−5 < k < 13
−14 < l < 1
# reflections collected4901723
# independent reflections105258
# reflections I > 2s(I)105255
# parameters refined910
Rint0.0151--
GoF1.316--
r(Pb-O) (Å)2.286(3)2.283(1)
r(Cu-O) (Å)1.9245(7)1.921(1)
r(Cu-X) (Å)3.2671(3)3.261(2)
X site chemistry0.495 Br + 0.445 Cl0.64(2) Cl + 0.36 Br
* w = 1/[σ2(Fobs2) + (0.0148P)2 + 5.7163P] where P = (Fobs2 + 2Fcalc2)/3; * X site chemistry fixed to empirical results for eddavidite; refined for murdochite.
Table 4. Atomic positions and site occupancies (fixed for refinement) for eddavidite.
Table 4. Atomic positions and site occupancies (fixed for refinement) for eddavidite.
SiteOccupancyWyckoffxyz
CuCu1.0024(d)¼¼0
PbPb1.004(a)000
OO0.94432(f)0.1428(2)xx
XBr0.495Cl0.4454(b)½½½
Table 5. Isotropic equivalent and anisotropic displacement parameters for eddavidite.
Table 5. Isotropic equivalent and anisotropic displacement parameters for eddavidite.
AtomUeq.U11 = U22U33U12U13 = U23
Cu0.00524(18)0.0056(2)0.0046(3)−0.00222(18)0
Pb0.00420(14)0.00420(14)U1100
O0.0025(5)0.0025(5)U110.0006(6)U12
X0.0237(5)0.0237(5)U1100
Table 6. Current listing of IMA approved mineral species with Br in their formulae, those with essential Br are listed in bold.
Table 6. Current listing of IMA approved mineral species with Br in their formulae, those with essential Br are listed in bold.
MineralIMA ChemistryCl AnalogReference
barlowiteCu4BrF(OH)6claringbullite[29]
bromargyriteAgBrchlorargyrite[40]
comancheiteHg2+55N3−24(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34[41]
demicheleite-(Br)BiSBrdemicheleite-(Cl)[42]
eddaviditePb2Cu12O15Br2murdochitethis study
ermakovite(NH4)(As2O3)2Br[43]
grechishchevite Hg3S2BrCl0.5I0.5[44]
kadyrelite([Hg1+]2)3OBr3(OH)eglestonite[45]
kelyaniteHg12SbO6BrCl2[46]
kuzminiteHgBrcalomel[47]
lucabindiite *(K,NH4)As4O6(Cl,Br)[48]
mutnovskite *Pb2AsS3(I,Cl,Br)[49]
perroudite *Ag4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl2[50]
tedhadleyite *Hg2+Hg1+10O4I2(Cl,Br)2[51]
vasilyevite(Hg2)2+10O6I3Br2Cl(CO3)[52]
* Br subordinate to Cl in mixed halogen sites determined by crystal structure solution; Crystal structure not refined, but empirically molar Br > (I + Cl).
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