Berthierine - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Berthierine R110177

Name: Berthierine
RRUFF ID: R110177
Ideal Chemistry: (Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄
Locality: DeMix quarry, Mont St-Hilaire, Quebec
Source: Donald Doell [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Hexagonal prisms, with gray transparent terminations. We sample the terminations.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Groups: [ Clay (86) ] [ serpentine (12) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R110177

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R110177.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 5.388(3)Å b: 9.346(5)Å c: 7.032(5)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 354.1(2)Å³ Crystal System: orthorhombic

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REFERENCES for Berthierine
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]
Beudant F S (1832) Berthiérine, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition Paris 128-129 [view file]
Brindley G W (1951) The crystal structure of some chamosite minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, 29, 502-523 [view file]
Brindley G W (1982) Chemical compositions of berthierines - a review, Clays and Clay Minerals, 30, 153-155
Bhattacharyya D P (1983) Origin of berthierine in ironstones, Clays and Clay Minerals, 31, 173-182
MacKenzie K J D, Berezowski R M (1984) Thermal and Mössbauer studies of iron-containing hydrous silicates. V. Berthierine, Thermochimica Acta, 74, 291-312
Arima M, Fleet M E, Barnett R L (1985) Titanian berthierine: A Ti-rich serpentine-group mineral from the Picton ultramafic dyke, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 213-220 [view file]
Chauvel J J (1990) Chamosite and berthierine: is it possible to make clear the terminology?, Sediments, 13, 87-88
Wiewióra A (1990) Crystallochemical classifications of phyllosilicates based on the unified system of projection of chemical composition: III. The serpentine-kaolin group, Clay Minerals, 25, 93-98 [view file]
Slack J F, Jiang W T, Peacor D R, Okita P M (1992) Hydrothermal and metamorphic berthierine from the Kidd Creek volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, Timmins, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, 30, 1127-1142 [view file]
Toth T A, Fritz S J (1997) An Fe-berthierine from a cretaceous laterite: Part I. Characterization, Clays and Clay Minerals, 45, 564-579 [view file]
Zhou Z J, Gunter W D (1997) Hydrothermal stability of berthierine: experimental and modeling studies, Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress, 19, 3-25
Bertoldi C, Dachs E, Cemic L, Theye T, Wirth R, Groger W (2005) The heat capacity of the serpentine subgroup mineral berthierine (Fe_2.5Al_0.5)[Si_1.5Al_0.5O₅](OH)₄, Clays and Clay Minerals, 53, 380-388

REFERENCES for Berthierine

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]

Beudant F S (1832) Berthiérine, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition Paris 128-129 [view file]

Brindley G W (1951) The crystal structure of some chamosite minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, 29, 502-523 [view file]

Brindley G W (1982) Chemical compositions of berthierines - a review, Clays and Clay Minerals, 30, 153-155

Bhattacharyya D P (1983) Origin of berthierine in ironstones, Clays and Clay Minerals, 31, 173-182

MacKenzie K J D, Berezowski R M (1984) Thermal and Mössbauer studies of iron-containing hydrous silicates. V. Berthierine, Thermochimica Acta, 74, 291-312

Arima M, Fleet M E, Barnett R L (1985) Titanian berthierine: A Ti-rich serpentine-group mineral from the Picton ultramafic dyke, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 213-220 [view file]

Chauvel J J (1990) Chamosite and berthierine: is it possible to make clear the terminology?, Sediments, 13, 87-88

Wiewióra A (1990) Crystallochemical classifications of phyllosilicates based on the unified system of projection of chemical composition: III. The serpentine-kaolin group, Clay Minerals, 25, 93-98 [view file]

Slack J F, Jiang W T, Peacor D R, Okita P M (1992) Hydrothermal and metamorphic berthierine from the Kidd Creek volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, Timmins, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, 30, 1127-1142 [view file]

Toth T A, Fritz S J (1997) An Fe-berthierine from a cretaceous laterite: Part I. Characterization, Clays and Clay Minerals, 45, 564-579 [view file]

Zhou Z J, Gunter W D (1997) Hydrothermal stability of berthierine: experimental and modeling studies, Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress, 19, 3-25

Bertoldi C, Dachs E, Cemic L, Theye T, Wirth R, Groger W (2005) The heat capacity of the serpentine subgroup mineral berthierine (Fe_2.5Al_0.5)[Si_1.5Al_0.5O₅](OH)₄, Clays and Clay Minerals, 53, 380-388