Almandine R040076

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Name: Almandine
RRUFF ID: R040076
Ideal Chemistry: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Locality: Barton Garnet mine, Gore Mountain, Warren County, New York, USA
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 7976 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Red coarsely crystalline
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ garnet (97) ]
Quick search: [ All Almandine samples (14) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R040076.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Fe2+1.38Mg1.26Ca0.33Mn0.03)Σ=3Al2.00(Si1.00O4)3; trace amounts of Ti
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Sample is oriented, mounted onto a pin and polished
Pin ID: M00102
Orientation: Laser parallel to  -a*  (-1 0 0).     Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to  b   [0 1 0].
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Raman Mode Analysis
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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS
RRUFF ID: R040076
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R040076.1
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R040076.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 11.5389(2)Å    b: 11.5389(2)Å    c: 11.5389(2)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 90.°    gamma: 90.°   Volume: 1536.39(8)Å3    Crystal System: cubic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Almandine

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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