Bergslagite R060243



Name: Bergslagite
RRUFF ID: R060243
Ideal Chemistry: CaBe(AsO4)(OH)
Locality: Langban mine dump, Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden
Source: Michael Scott S100249 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless crystalline crust with reddish-brown massive tilasite and black aegirine
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Gadolinite (18) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060243.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Ca1.00Be1.00As1.00O4(OH) ; Be not analyzed but estimated by stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060243
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060243.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.876(6)Å    b: 7.781(6)Å    c: 10.10(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90.05(4)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 383.2(7)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 Bergslagite

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]

Hansen S, Fälth L, Johnson O (1984) Bergslagite, a mineral with tetrahedral berylloarsenate sheet anions, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 166, 73-80   [view file]

Hansen S, Fälth L, Petersen O V, Johnsen O (1984) Bergslagite, a new mineral species from Långban, Sweden, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1984, 257-262

Dunn P J, Gobel V, Grice J D, Puziewicz J, Shigley J E, Vanko D A, Zilczer J (1985) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 70, 436-441   [view file]

Bačík P, Miyawaki R, Atencio D, Cámara F, Fridrichová (2017) Nomenclature of the gadolinite supergroup, European Journal of Mineralogy, 29, 1067-1082