Ardennite-(As) R060669
Name: Ardennite-(As)
RRUFF ID: R060669
Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+4(AlMg)Al4(Si5As)O22(OH)6
Locality: Ardennes, Salm Chateau, Belgium
Source: Michael Scott S100888 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Yellowish-brown prismatic single crystal associated with white quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060669.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 785nm @ 100% of 500mW
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RRUFF ID: R060669
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060669.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 8.711(3)Å    b: 5.808(2)Å    c: 18.510(7)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 937(1)    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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

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REFERENCES for Ardennite-(As)

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]

von Lasaulx A (1872) Ardennit, ein neues mineral, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Palaontologie, 1872, 930-934   [view file]

Moore P B (1965) Cell data of orientite and its relation to ardennite and zoisite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 8, 262-265   [view file]

Donnay G, Allmann R (1968) Si3O10 groups in the crystal structure of ardennite, Acta Crystallographica, B24, 845-855   [link]

Pasero M, Reinecke T (1991) Crystal chemistry, HRTEM analysis and polytypic behaviour of ardennite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 3, 819-830

Jambor J L (1992) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 77, 670-675   [view file]

Barresi A A, Orlandi P, Pasero M (2007) History of ardennite and the new mineral ardennite-(V), European Journal of Mineralogy, 19, 581-587