Ezcurrite R060645


 Name: Ezcurrite
RRUFF ID: R060645
Ideal Chemistry: Na2B5O7(OH)3·2H2O
Locality: Salar del Hombre Muerto, Catamarca, Argentina
Source: Michael Scott S100818 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless prismatic fragment
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060645.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Na2.00B5O7(OH)3ยท2H2O ;trace amounts of Si; B and OH not measured but estimated by stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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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: R060645.1
Sample Description: powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 8.605(2)Å    b: 9.611(2)Å    c: 6.5863(6)Å
alpha: 102.67(2)°    beta: 107.57(1)°    gamma: 71.45(1)°   Volume: 487.73(9)    Crystal System: triclinic
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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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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Ezcurrite

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]

Fleischer M (1957) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 42, 919-921   [view file]

Muessig S, Allen R D (1957) Ezcurrite (2Na2O·5B2O3·7H2O), a new sodium borate from Argentina; occurrence, mineralogy, and associated minerals, Economic Geology, 52, 426-437

Hurlbut C S, Aristarain L F (1967) Ezcurrite, 2Na2O·5B2O8·7H2O: a restudy, American Mineralogist, 52, 1048-1059   [view file]

Cannillo E, Dal Negro A, Ungaretti L (1973) The crystal structure of ezcurrite, American Mineralogist, 58, 110-115   [view file]