Corundum X080007 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Corundum X080007

Name: Corundum
RRUFF ID: X080007
Ideal Chemistry: Al₂O₃
Locality: Synthetic
Source: Gemological Institute of America 30078
Owner: GIA
Description: Faceted ruby gemstone, 6.22 ct
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample; 532 and 780 nm spectra are overwhelmed by fluorescence.

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Raman Mode Analysis

BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

X080007

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample; 532 and 780 nm spectra are overwhelmed by fluorescence.

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 1% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

X080007.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 4.782(7)Å b: 4.782(7)Å c: 12.98(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 257.07(5) 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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REFERENCES for Corundum
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]
Gesner C (1565) Gemmis, quae erant in veste Aaronis, Liber Graecus, & e regione Latinus, Iola Hierotarantino interprete: cum Corollario Conradi Gesneri, in Sancti Patris Epiphanii Episcopi Cypri ad Diodorum Tyri episcopum, De XII 1-29 [view file]
Pauling L, Hendricks S B (1925) The crystal structures of hematite and corundum, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 47, 781-790 [view file]
Newnham R E, de Haan Y M (1962) Refinement of the α Al₂O₃, Ti₂O₃, V₂O₃ and Cr₂O₃ structures, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 117, 235-237 [view file]
Hayek E, Inama P, Schatz B (1963) Mischkristallbildung von As₂O₃ und Sb₂O₃, Monatshefte für Chemie, 94, 366-372
Moss S C, Newnham R E (1964) The chromium position in ruby, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 120, 359-363 [view file]
Yates B, Cooper R F, Pojur A F (1972) Thermal expansion at elevated temperatures: II. Aluminium oxide: experimental data between 100 and 800 K and their analysis, Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics, 5, 1046-1058
Finger L W, Hazen R M (1978) Crystal structure and compression of ruby to 46 kbar, Journal of Applied Physics, 49, 5823-5826
Ishizawa N, Miyata T, Minato I, Marumo F, Iwai S I (1980) A structural investigation of α-Al₂O₃ at 2170 K, Acta Crystallographica, B36, 228-230
Lewis J, Schwarzenbach D (1982) Electric field gradients and charge density in corundum α-Al₂O₃, Acta Crystallographica, A38, 733-739
Kirfel A, Eichhorn K (1990) Accurate structure analysis with synchrotron radiation. The electron density in Al₂O₃ and Cu₂O, Acta Crystallographica, A46, 271-284
Boettger J C (1997) High-precision, all-electron, full-potential calculation of the equation of state and elastic constants of corundum, Physical Review B, 55, 750-756
Catti M, Pavese A (1998) Equation of state of α-Al₂O₃ (corundum) from quasi-harmonic atomistic simulations, Acta Crystallographica, B54, 741-749
Bucher K, de Capitani C, Grapes R (2005) The development of a margarite-corundum blackwall by metasomatic alteration of a slice of mica schist in ultramafic rock, Kvesjöen, Norwegian Caledonides, The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 129-156 [view file]

REFERENCES for Corundum

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]

Gesner C (1565) Gemmis, quae erant in veste Aaronis, Liber Graecus, & e regione Latinus, Iola Hierotarantino interprete: cum Corollario Conradi Gesneri, in Sancti Patris Epiphanii Episcopi Cypri ad Diodorum Tyri episcopum, De XII 1-29 [view file]

Pauling L, Hendricks S B (1925) The crystal structures of hematite and corundum, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 47, 781-790 [view file]

Newnham R E, de Haan Y M (1962) Refinement of the α Al₂O₃, Ti₂O₃, V₂O₃ and Cr₂O₃ structures, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 117, 235-237 [view file]

Hayek E, Inama P, Schatz B (1963) Mischkristallbildung von As₂O₃ und Sb₂O₃, Monatshefte für Chemie, 94, 366-372

Moss S C, Newnham R E (1964) The chromium position in ruby, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 120, 359-363 [view file]

Yates B, Cooper R F, Pojur A F (1972) Thermal expansion at elevated temperatures: II. Aluminium oxide: experimental data between 100 and 800 K and their analysis, Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics, 5, 1046-1058

Finger L W, Hazen R M (1978) Crystal structure and compression of ruby to 46 kbar, Journal of Applied Physics, 49, 5823-5826

Ishizawa N, Miyata T, Minato I, Marumo F, Iwai S I (1980) A structural investigation of α-Al₂O₃ at 2170 K, Acta Crystallographica, B36, 228-230

Lewis J, Schwarzenbach D (1982) Electric field gradients and charge density in corundum α-Al₂O₃, Acta Crystallographica, A38, 733-739

Kirfel A, Eichhorn K (1990) Accurate structure analysis with synchrotron radiation. The electron density in Al₂O₃ and Cu₂O, Acta Crystallographica, A46, 271-284

Boettger J C (1997) High-precision, all-electron, full-potential calculation of the equation of state and elastic constants of corundum, Physical Review B, 55, 750-756

Catti M, Pavese A (1998) Equation of state of α-Al₂O₃ (corundum) from quasi-harmonic atomistic simulations, Acta Crystallographica, B54, 741-749

Bucher K, de Capitani C, Grapes R (2005) The development of a margarite-corundum blackwall by metasomatic alteration of a slice of mica schist in ultramafic rock, Kvesjöen, Norwegian Caledonides, The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 129-156 [view file]