Carlosturanite R060259

Name: Carlosturanite
RRUFF ID: R060259
Ideal Chemistry: (Mg,Fe²⁺,Ti)₂₁(Si,Al)₁₂O₂₈(OH)₃₄·H₂O
Locality: Val Varaita, near Sempeyre, Piedmont, Italy
Source: Michael Scott S100338 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale green fibrous bundle
Status: The identification of this mineral has been made only by X-ray diffraction.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060259.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150 mW

DOWNLOADS:

	Raman Data (Processed)
	RRUFF File
	Raman Data (RAW)
	RRUFF File

POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060259.1

Sample Description:

powder

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

DOWNLOADS:

	X-ray Data (XY - Processed)
	RRUFF File
	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Carlosturanite
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]
Compagnoni R, Ferraris G, Mellini M (1985) Carlosturanite, a new asbestiform rock-forming silicate from Val Varaita, Italy, American Mineralogist, 70, 767-772 [view file]
Belluso E, Fornero E, Cairo S, Albertazzi G, Rinaudo C (2007) The application of micro-Raman spectroscopy to distinguish carlosturanite from serpentine-group minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 1495-1500 [view file]