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

Cummingtonite R070245

Name: Cummingtonite
RRUFF ID: R070245
Ideal Chemistry: Mg₇Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Locality: Shartash, Zlatoust, Ilmen Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Urals Region, Russia
Source: Michael Scott S105774 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Translucent to transparent grey bladed crystals with satin luster (fibrous appearance) associated with hematite
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Unoriented sample

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R070245

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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REFERENCES for Cummingtonite
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]
Dewey C (1824) A sketch of the geology and mineralogy of the western part of Massachusetts, and a small part of the adjoining states, The American Journal of Science and Arts, 8, 1-60 [view file]
Winchell A N (1931) Further studies in the amphibole group, American Mineralogist, 16, 250-266 [view file]
Chakraborty K L (1963) Relationship of anthophyllite, cummingtonite and mangano-cummingtonite in the metamorphosed Wabush iron-formation, Labrador, The Canadian Mineralogist, 7, 738-750 [view file]
Moorhouse W W, Shepherd N (1963) Hypersthene and cummingtonite from Payne Bay, New Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 7, 527-532 [view file]
Kramer J R (1976) Fibrous cummingtonite in Lake Superior, The Canadian Mineralogist, 14, 91-98 [view file]
Leake B E (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles, American Mineralogist, 63, 1023-1052 [view file]
Hirschmann M, Evans B W, Yang H (1994) Composition and temperature dependence of Fe-Mg ordering in cummingtonite-grunerite as determined by X-ray diffraction, American Mineralogist, 79, 862-877
Leake B E, Woolley A R, Arps C E S, Birch W D, Gilbert M C, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kato A, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Linthout K, Laird J, Mandarino J A, Maresch W V, Nickel E H, Rock N M S, Schumacher J C, Smith D C, Stephenson N C N, Ungaretti L, Whittaker E J W, Youzhi G (1997) Nomenclature of amphiboles: report of the Subcommittee on Amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 219-246 [view file]
Elliott-Meadows S R, Froese E, Appleyard E C (2000) Cordierite — anthophyllite — cummingtonite rocks from the Lar deposit, Laurie Lake, Manitoba, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 545-550 [view file]
Huang E-P (2002) Raman spectroscopic study of amphiboles, Doctoral Dissertation, 1, 1-138 [view file]
Leake B E, Woolley A R, Birch W D, Burke E A J, Ferraris G, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Schumacher J C, Stephenson N C N, Whittaker E J W (2003) Nomenclature of amphiboles: additions and revisions to the International Mineralogical Association’s 1997 recommendations, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 1355-1362 [view file]

REFERENCES for Cummingtonite

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]

Dewey C (1824) A sketch of the geology and mineralogy of the western part of Massachusetts, and a small part of the adjoining states, The American Journal of Science and Arts, 8, 1-60 [view file]

Winchell A N (1931) Further studies in the amphibole group, American Mineralogist, 16, 250-266 [view file]

Chakraborty K L (1963) Relationship of anthophyllite, cummingtonite and mangano-cummingtonite in the metamorphosed Wabush iron-formation, Labrador, The Canadian Mineralogist, 7, 738-750 [view file]

Moorhouse W W, Shepherd N (1963) Hypersthene and cummingtonite from Payne Bay, New Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 7, 527-532 [view file]

Kramer J R (1976) Fibrous cummingtonite in Lake Superior, The Canadian Mineralogist, 14, 91-98 [view file]

Leake B E (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles, American Mineralogist, 63, 1023-1052 [view file]

Hirschmann M, Evans B W, Yang H (1994) Composition and temperature dependence of Fe-Mg ordering in cummingtonite-grunerite as determined by X-ray diffraction, American Mineralogist, 79, 862-877

Leake B E, Woolley A R, Arps C E S, Birch W D, Gilbert M C, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kato A, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Linthout K, Laird J, Mandarino J A, Maresch W V, Nickel E H, Rock N M S, Schumacher J C, Smith D C, Stephenson N C N, Ungaretti L, Whittaker E J W, Youzhi G (1997) Nomenclature of amphiboles: report of the Subcommittee on Amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 219-246 [view file]

Elliott-Meadows S R, Froese E, Appleyard E C (2000) Cordierite — anthophyllite — cummingtonite rocks from the Lar deposit, Laurie Lake, Manitoba, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 545-550 [view file]

Huang E-P (2002) Raman spectroscopic study of amphiboles, Doctoral Dissertation, 1, 1-138 [view file]

Leake B E, Woolley A R, Birch W D, Burke E A J, Ferraris G, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Schumacher J C, Stephenson N C N, Whittaker E J W (2003) Nomenclature of amphiboles: additions and revisions to the International Mineralogical Association’s 1997 recommendations, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 1355-1362 [view file]