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

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Caryochroite R070008

Name: Caryochroite
RRUFF ID: R070008
Ideal Chemistry: (Na,Sr)₃(Fe³⁺,Mg)₁₀Ti₂Si₁₂O₃₇(H₂O,O,OH)₁₇
Locality: Umbozero mine, Alluaiv Mt., Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Source: Michael Scott S100962 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark brown massive, very fine grained
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070008

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 65% of 150mW

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	Raman Data (RAW)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070008.1

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.

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

REFERENCES for Caryochroite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Kartashov P M, Ferraris G, Soboleva S V, Chukanov N V (2006) Caryochroite, a new heterophyllosilicate mineral species related to nafertisite, from the Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 1331-1339 [view file]
Pekov I V (2007) New minerals from former Soviet Union countries, 1998-2006: new minerals approved by the IMA commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Almanac, 11, 9-51 [view file]
Soboleva S V, Boeva N M, Kartashov P M, Bortnikov N S (2023) Caryochroite, a rare mineral from the titanosilicate group: Crystal structure, crystal chemistry, and thermal properties, Doklady Earth Sciences, 510, 415-421 [view file]

REFERENCES for Caryochroite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Kartashov P M, Ferraris G, Soboleva S V, Chukanov N V (2006) Caryochroite, a new heterophyllosilicate mineral species related to nafertisite, from the Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 1331-1339 [view file]

Pekov I V (2007) New minerals from former Soviet Union countries, 1998-2006: new minerals approved by the IMA commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Almanac, 11, 9-51 [view file]

Soboleva S V, Boeva N M, Kartashov P M, Bortnikov N S (2023) Caryochroite, a rare mineral from the titanosilicate group: Crystal structure, crystal chemistry, and thermal properties, Doklady Earth Sciences, 510, 415-421 [view file]