Bannisterite R060817


 Name: Bannisterite
RRUFF ID: R060817
Ideal Chemistry: (Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8·nH2O
Locality: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark brown fragment with prominent cleavage
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060817.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (K0.65Ca0.32Na0.03)Σ=1(Mn2+5.37Fe2+4.48Mg0.15)Σ=10(Si14.68Al1.32)Σ=16O38(OH)8·8.77H2O
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample.
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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: R060817.1
Sample Description: powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 22.290(3)Å    b: 16.389(3)Å    c: 24.598(3)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 94.35(2)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 8960(1)    Crystal System: monoclinic
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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 Bannisterite

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]

Smith M L, Frondel C (1968) The related layered minerals ganophyllite, bannisterite, and stilpnomelane, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 893-913   [view file]

Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 54, 573-580   [view file]

Dunn P J, Leavens P B, Norberg J A, Ramik R A (1981) Bannisterite: new chemical data and empirical formulae, American Mineralogist, 66, 1063-1067   [view file]

Heaney P J, Post J E, Evans H T (1992) The crystal structure of bannisterite, Clays and Clay Minerals, 40, 129-144

Jambor J L, Grew E S (1993) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 78, 233-238   [view file]