Arcanite R070040



Name: Arcanite
RRUFF ID: R070040
Ideal Chemistry: K2SO4
Locality: Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Source: Michael Scott S105105 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: White to colorless filaments coating the surface of a rock
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample; 785 spectrum is overwhelmed by fluorescence
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RRUFF ID: R070040
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample; 785 spectrum is overwhelmed by fluorescence
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
REFERENCES for Arcanite

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]

Haidinger W (1845) Origin of name of arcanite, in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie Bei Braumüller and Seidel Wien 470-470   [view file]

Frondel C (1950) Notes on arcanite, ammonian aphthitalite and oxammite, American Mineralogist, 35, 596-598   [view file]

McGinnety J A (1972) Redetermination of the structures of potassium sulphate and potassium chromate: the effect of electrostatic crystal forces upon observed bond length, Acta Crystallographica, B28, 2845-2852

Groat L A, Hawthorne F C (1985) Taylorite discredited (= ammonian arcanite), The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 259-260   [view file]

Buzgar N, Buzatu A, Sanislav I V (2009) The Raman study on certain sulfates, Annalele Stiintifice ale Universitatii, 55, 5-23   [view file]