Cleusonite R061019
Name: Cleusonite
RRUFF ID: R061019
Ideal Chemistry: Pb(U4+,U6+)Fe2+2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
Locality: Bella Tola, Alpe Roua, St-Luc, Val d'Annivers, Wallis
Source: Michael Scott S101386 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Metamict black semimetallic prismatic, associated with quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ crichtonite (8) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
RRUFF ID:
Sample Description: Unoriented sample
DOWNLOADS:

  To download sample data,
  please select a specific
  orientation angle.
Direction of polarization of laser relative to fiducial mark:
X Min:    X Max:    X Sort:
BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS
RRUFF ID: R061019
Wavelength:
Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
DOWNLOADS:

Raman Data (RAW) View Graph
RRUFF File
REFERENCES for Cleusonite

Wülser P-A, Brugger J, Meisser N (2004) The crichtonite group of minerals: a review of the classification, Bulletin de liaison de la Société Francaise de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 16, 76-77   [view file]

Wülser P A, Meisser N, Brugger J, Schenk K, Ansermet S, Bonin M, Bussy F (2005) Cleusonite, (Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38, a new mineral species of the crichtonite group from the western Swiss Alps, European Journal of Mineralogy, 17, 933-942   [view file]

Ercit T S, Piilonen P C, Locock A J, Kolitsch U, Rowe R (2006) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 91, 1201-1209   [view file]

Roth P (2007) Cleusonite, in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals Kristallografik Verlag Achberg Germany 54-55