Durangite R060889
Name: Durangite
RRUFF ID: R060889
Ideal Chemistry: NaAlAsO4F
Locality: northern end Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Equant red crystals with a dusting of white powder
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060889.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na0.80Li0.18Ca0.02)Σ=1(Al0.78Fe3+0.20Mn0.02)Σ=1As1.00O4(F0.60(OH)0.40)Σ=1 ; Li estimated by difference; OH estimated by charge balance
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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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: R060889.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 6.590(1)Å    b: 8.540(2)Å    c: 7.051(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 115.42(1)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 358.3(1)    Crystal System: monoclinic
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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 Durangite

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]

Brush G J (1869) On durangite, a fluo-arsenate from Durango in Mexico, The American Journal of Science and Arts, 98, 179-182   [view file]

Kokkoros P (1938) Über die struktur des durangit NaAlF[AsO4], Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 99, 38-49   [view file]

Foord E E, Oakman M R, Maxwell C H (1985) Durangite from the Black Range, New Mexico, and new data on durangite from Durango and Cornwall, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 241-246   [view file]