Brewsterite-Sr - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Brewsterite-Sr R070227

Name: Brewsterite-Sr
RRUFF ID: R070227
Ideal Chemistry: Sr(Al₂Si₆)O₁₆·5H₂O
Locality: Strontian, North West Highlands (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK
Source: Michael Scott S101852 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless to off-white striated prismatic crystals associated with calcite and pyrite on gneissic matrix
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070227

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 785nm @ 100% of 500mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070227.1

Sample Description:

powder

File Type Information

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 Brewsterite-Sr
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]
Brooke H J (1822) On the comptonite of Vesuvius, the brewsterite of Scotland, the stilbite and the heulandite, Edinburgh Philosophy Journal, 6, 112-115 [view file]
Perrotta A J, Smith J V (1964) The crystal structure of brewsterite, (Sr,Ba,Ca)Al₂Si₆O₁₆·5(H₂O), Acta Crystallographica, 17, 857-862
Schlenker J L, Pluth J J, Smith J V (1977) Refinement of the crystal structure of brewsterite, Ba_0.5Sr_1.5Al₄Si₁₂O₃₂·10(H2O), Acta Crystallographica, B33, 2907-2910
Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]
Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352 [view file]

REFERENCES for Brewsterite-Sr

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]

Brooke H J (1822) On the comptonite of Vesuvius, the brewsterite of Scotland, the stilbite and the heulandite, Edinburgh Philosophy Journal, 6, 112-115 [view file]

Perrotta A J, Smith J V (1964) The crystal structure of brewsterite, (Sr,Ba,Ca)Al₂Si₆O₁₆·5(H₂O), Acta Crystallographica, 17, 857-862

Schlenker J L, Pluth J J, Smith J V (1977) Refinement of the crystal structure of brewsterite, Ba_0.5Sr_1.5Al₄Si₁₂O₃₂·10(H2O), Acta Crystallographica, B33, 2907-2910

Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]

Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352 [view file]