Clinobarylite R060606



Name: Clinobarylite
RRUFF ID: R060606
Ideal Chemistry: BaBe2Si2O7
Locality: Hackmann Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Khibiny, Kola, Russia
Source: Michael Scott S101023 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Radiating group of colorless flattened bladed crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060606.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Ba1.00Be2.00Si2.00O7 ; trace amounts of Ti; BeO estimated by difference
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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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: R060606.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 11.639(2)Å    b: 4.9131(9)Å    c: 4.6697(7)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 267.04(8)    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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

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REFERENCES for Clinobarylite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Chukanov N V, Pekov I V, Rastsvetaeva R K, Shilov G V, Zadov A E (2003) Clinobarylite, BaBe2Si2O7, a new mineral from Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 132, issue 1 29-37   [view file]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2004) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 89, 249-253   [view file]

Krivovichev S V, Yakovenchuk V N, Armbuster T, Mikhailova Y, Pakhomovsky Y A (2004) Clinobarylite, BaBe2Si2O7: structure refinement and revision of symmetry and physical properties, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 2004, 373-384

Mandarino J A (2004) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 215-234   [view file]

Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (2005) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 90, 518-522   [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