Arsenogorceixite R060686
Name: Arsenogorceixite
RRUFF ID: R060686
Ideal Chemistry: BaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Locality: Clara mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Source: Michael Scott S101271 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Stacked aggregates of pale greenish-yellow hexagonal plates
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Groups: [ alunite (46) ] [ crandallite (14) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060686
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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: R060686.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.152(9)Å    b: 7.152(9)Å    c: 17.40(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 771.0(3)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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REFERENCES for Arsenogorceixite

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]

Schwab R G, Götz C, Herold H, Pinto de Oliveira N (1991) Compounds of the crandallite type: Synthesis and properties of pure (Ca, Sr, Ba, Pb, La, Ce to Eu) - arsenocrandallites, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1991, 97-112

Walenta K, Dunn P J (1993) Arsenogorceixit von der Grube Clara im mittleren Schwarzwald, Aufschluss, 44, 250-254

Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 249-254   [view file]

Jambor J L (1999) Nomenclature of the alunite supergroup, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 1323-1341   [view file]

Bayliss P, Kolitsch U, Nickel E H, Pring A (2010) Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 919-927   [view file]