Buergerite R060132
Name: Buergerite
RRUFF ID: R060132
Ideal Chemistry: NaFe3+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18O3F
Locality: 20 km. south of San Luis Potasi, Mexico
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 13422 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Brown short prismatic
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060132.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na0.87Ca0.03   0.10)(Fe3+0.82Al0.12Mg0.04Ti0.02)3Al6(BO3)3(Si0.98Al0.02)6O18(O0.66F0.19(OH)0.15)4
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Sample is oriented and mounted on a pin
Pin ID: L00828
Orientation: Laser parallel to  -c*  (0 0 -1).     Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to  -a   [-1 0 0].
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RRUFF ID: R060132
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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: R060132.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 15.8737(4)Å    b: 15.8737(4)Å    c: 7.1988(6)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 1570.9(0)    Crystal System: hexagonal
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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 Buergerite

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]

Donnay G, Ingamells C O, Mason B (1966) Mineralogical notes: Buergerite, a new species of tourmaline, American Mineralogist, 51, 198-199   [view file]

Barton R (1969) Refinement of the crystal structure of buergerite and the absolute orientation of tourmalines, Acta Crystallographica, B25, 1524-1533

Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 54, 326-330   [view file]

Manning P G (1969) Optical absorption spectra of chromium-bearing tourmaline, black tourmaline and buergerite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 10, 57-70   [view file]

Gashrova B, Mihailova B, Konstantinov L (1997) Raman spectra of various types of tourmaline, European Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 935-940

Hawthorne F C, Henry D J (1999) Classification of the minerals of the tourmaline group, European Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 201-215