Ferroalluaudite R100070



Name: Ferroalluaudite
RRUFF ID: R100070
Ideal Chemistry: NaFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)3
Locality: Rapid Creek area, Yukon, Canada
Source: Royal Ontario Museum
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black radiating fibrous masses associated with marićite
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Alluaudite (22) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R100070.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na0.90Ca0.15)(Fe2+0.47Mg0.34Mn2+0.17)Fe3+2.00P2.96O12
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R100070
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R100070.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 11.868(3)Å    b: 12.512(3)Å    c: 6.404(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 114.00(1)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 868.6(5)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Ferroalluaudite

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]

Damour A A (1848) Sur un nouveau phosphate de fer, de manganèse et de soude, l´alluaudite, trouvé dans le département de la Haute-Vienne, Annales des Mines, 13, 341-350   [view file]

Fisher D J (1957) Alluaudites and varulites, American Mineralogist, 42, 661-664   [view file]

Moore P B, Ito J (1979) Alluaudites, wyllieites, arrojadites: crystal chemistry and nomenclature, Mineralogical Magazine, 43, 227-235   [view file]

Fransolet A M, Abraham K, Speetjens J M (1985) Evolution génétique et signification des associations de phosphates de la pegmatite d'Angarf-Sud, plaine de Tazenakht, Anti-Atlas, Maroc, Bulletin de Minéralogie, 108, 551-574   [view file]

Dyar M D, Jawin E R, Breves E, Marchand G, Nelms M, Lane M D, Mertzman S A, Bish D L and Bishop J L (2014) Mössbauer parameters of iron in phosphate minerals: Implications for interpretation of martian data, American Mineralogist, 99, 914-942   [view file]

Birch W D (2018) Minerals in the arrojadite, alluaudite and jahnsite-whiteite groups from the Mount Wills pegmatite field, Victoria, Australia, European Journal of Mineralogy, 30, 635-645

Hatert F (2019) A new nomenclature scheme for the alluaudite supergroup, European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 807-822   [view file]