Barićite R061045
Name: Barićite
RRUFF ID: R061045
Ideal Chemistry: (Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2·8H2O
Locality: Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Source: Michael Scott S100392 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Bluish-gray translucent fragment
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Vivianite (17) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R061045.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Mg1.66Fe1.33Mn0.01)Σ=3(P1.00O4)2·8H2O; H2O estimated by difference
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: R061045.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.02(1)Å    b: 13.34(1)Å    c: 4.654(7)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 104.90(3)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 602(2)Å3    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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REFERENCES for Barićite

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]

Fleischer M, Pabst A, Cabri L J (1976) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 61, 1053-1056   [view file]

Sturman B D, Mandarino J A (1976) Barićite, the magnesium analogue of vivianite, from Yukon Territory, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 14, 403-406   [view file]

Sameshima T, Henderson G S, Black P M, Rodgers K A (1985) X-ray diffraction studies of vivianite, metavivianite, and barićite, Mineralogical Magazine, 49, 81-85   [view file]

Takagi S, Mathew M, Brown W E (1986) Crystal structures of bobierrite and synthetic Mg3(PO4)2·8H2O, American Mineralogist, 71, 1229-1233   [view file]

Yakubovich O V, Massa W, Liferovich R P, McCammon C A (2001) The crystal structure of barićite, (Mg1.70Fe1.30)(PO4)2·8H2O, the magnesium–dominant member of the vivianite group, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 1317-1324   [view file]

Frost R L, Martens W, Williams P A, Kloprogge J T (2002) Raman and infrared spectroscopic study of the vivianite-group phosphates vivianite, baricite, and bobierrite, Mineralogical Magazine, 66, 1063-1073   [link]   [view file]