Alstonite R060012 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Ralstonite R060012

Name: Ralstonite
RRUFF ID: R060012
Ideal Chemistry: Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₂(F,OH)₆·H₂O
Locality: Ivigtut, Greenland
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 2884 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless octahedral ralstonite stained with iron oxide, associated with thomsenolite
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060012.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Na_0.70Mg_0.70Al_1.30(F_4.18(OH)_1.82)_Σ=6·H₂O

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

DOWNLOADS:

To download sample data,
please select a specific
orientation angle.

BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060012

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

DOWNLOADS:

	Raman Data (RAW)
	RRUFF File

POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060012.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 9.903(2)Å b: 9.903(2)Å c: 9.903(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 971.1(1) Crystal System: cubic

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

DOWNLOADS:

	X-ray Data (XY - Processed)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Ralstonite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]
Brush G J (1871) On ralstonite, a new fluoride from Arksut-Fiord, The American Journal of Science and Arts, 102, 30-31 [view file]
Pauly H (1965) Ralstonite from Ivigtut, South Greenland, American Mineralogist, 50, 1851-1864 [view file]
Hitchon B, Holloway L R, Bayliss P (1976) Formation of ralstonite during low-temperature acid digestion of shales, The Canadian Mineralogist, 14, 391-392 [view file]
Effenberger H, Kluger F (1984) Ralstonite: a contribution to the knowledge of composition and crystal structure, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1984, 97-108
Rosenberg P E (2006) Stability relations of aluminum hydroxy-fluoride hydrate, a ralstonite-like mineral, in the system AlF₃–Al₂O₃–H₂O–HF, The Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 125-134 [view file]

REFERENCES for Ralstonite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Brush G J (1871) On ralstonite, a new fluoride from Arksut-Fiord, The American Journal of Science and Arts, 102, 30-31 [view file]

Pauly H (1965) Ralstonite from Ivigtut, South Greenland, American Mineralogist, 50, 1851-1864 [view file]

Hitchon B, Holloway L R, Bayliss P (1976) Formation of ralstonite during low-temperature acid digestion of shales, The Canadian Mineralogist, 14, 391-392 [view file]

Effenberger H, Kluger F (1984) Ralstonite: a contribution to the knowledge of composition and crystal structure, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1984, 97-108

Rosenberg P E (2006) Stability relations of aluminum hydroxy-fluoride hydrate, a ralstonite-like mineral, in the system AlF₃–Al₂O₃–H₂O–HF, The Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 125-134 [view file]