Fluorapatite R050401

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Name: Fluorapatite
RRUFF ID: R050401
Ideal Chemistry: Ca5(PO4)3F
Locality: Urbano mine, Golconda District, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Source: Bob Downs
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale purple hexagonal prism associated with albite R050402
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050401.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Ca0.99Mn0.01)5(P1.00O4)3F1.00
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Sample is oriented and mounted on a pin
Pin ID: L01966
Orientation: Laser parallel to  a*  (1 0 0).     Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to  c   [0 0 1].
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RRUFF ID: R050401
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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Raman Data (Processed)
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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050401.1
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050401.1
Sample Description: powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.3675(2)Å    b: 9.3675(2)Å    c: 6.8764(2)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 90.°    gamma: 120.°   Volume: 522.57(2)    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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

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REFERENCES for Fluorapatite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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