Desautelsite R060303

Name: Desautelsite
RRUFF ID: R060303
Ideal Chemistry: Mg₆Mn³⁺₂CO₃(OH)₁₆·4H₂O
Locality: southern San Benito County, California, USA
Source: Michael Scott S100079 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: A druse of orange colored thin hexagonal crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060303.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 785nm @ 100% of 500 mW

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	Raman Data (Processed)
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	Raman Data (RAW)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060303.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 3.124(4)Å b: 3.124(4)Å c: 23.54(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 199.0(4) Crystal System: hexagonal

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REFERENCES for Desautelsite
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]
Dunn P J, Peacor D R, Palmer T D (1979) Desautelsite, a new mineral of the pyroaurite group, American Mineralogist, 64, 127-130 [view file]