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Carraraite R130410

Name: Carraraite
RRUFF ID: R130410
Ideal Chemistry: Ca₃Ge(SO₄)(CO₃)(OH)₆·12H₂O
Locality: Cape d'Or, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Source: Don Doell [view label]
Owner: Don Doell
Description: White to pale-blue hexagonal prismatic crystals, associated with light green apophyllite, light yellowish grey stellerite, and light pinkish rhombohedral chabazite.
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Ettringite (6) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R130410.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe fragment, note the dehydration after exposure to the probe.
Measured Chemistry:	Ca_3.18(Ge_0.95Si_0.12Al_0.04)(SO₄)(CO₃)(OH)₆·12H₂O
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R130410

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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	Raman Data (Processed)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R130410.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 11.039(3)Å b: 11.039(3)Å c: 10.597(3)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1118.3(8)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

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

REFERENCES for Carraraite
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]
Mandarino J A (2001) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 1751-1760 [view file]
Merlino S, Orlandi P (2001) Carraraite and zaccagnaite, two new minerals from the Carrara marble quarries: their chemical compositions, physical properties, and structural features, American Mineralogist, 86, 1293-1301 [view file]

REFERENCES for Carraraite

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]

Mandarino J A (2001) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 1751-1760 [view file]

Merlino S, Orlandi P (2001) Carraraite and zaccagnaite, two new minerals from the Carrara marble quarries: their chemical compositions, physical properties, and structural features, American Mineralogist, 86, 1293-1301 [view file]