Ernstite R141205
Name: Ernstite
RRUFF ID: R141205
Ideal Chemistry: (Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2
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Source: Smithsonian 145620
Owner: Smithsonian
Description: Type sample
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ Childrenite (12) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
RRUFF ID:
Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R141205
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Ernstite

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]

Seeliger E, Mücke A (1970) Ernstit, ein neues Mn2+-Fe3+-Al-Phosphat und seine Beziehungen zum Eosphorit, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1970, 289-298

Fleischer M (1971) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 56, 631-640   [view file]

Karfunkel J, Chaves M L S C, Banko A, Irran E (1997) Ernstite and eosphorite from Minas Gerais, Brazil, The Mineralogical Record, 28, 489-493

Costa G M D, Scholz R, Karfunkel J, Bermanec V, Chaves M L D S C (2005) Fe-Mössbauer spectroscopy on natural eosphorite-childrenite-ernstite samples, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 31, 714-720