Fluorbritholite-(Ce) - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Fluorbritholite-(Ce) R070412

Name: Fluorbritholite-(Ce)
RRUFF ID: R070412
Ideal Chemistry: (Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃F
Locality: Lakarp, Norra Kärr, Gränna, Jönköping, Småland, Sweden
Source: Michael Scott S105556 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark brown crystals embedded in massive enstatite matrix
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by chemical analysis

Mineral Group: [ Apatite (56) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R070412
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Ce_1.31La_0.76Nd_0.41Pr_0.12Y_0.08Sm_0.06Gd_0.05Dy_0.02Eu_0.01Ca_1.90Sr_0.03Th_0.03)_Σ=4.78(Si_2.48P_0.50)_Σ=2.98O₁₂(F_0.68OH_0.45)_Σ=1.13
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample; 785 spectrum is overwhelmed by fluorescence

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RRUFF ID:

R070412

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample; 785 spectrum is overwhelmed by fluorescence

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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REFERENCES for Fluorbritholite-(Ce)
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Gu J, Chao G Y, Tang S (1994) A new mineral - fluorbritholite-(Ce), Journal of Wuhan University of Technology, 9, 9-14 [view file]
Jambor J L, Kovalenker V A, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 1013-1017 [view file]
Oberti R, Ottolini L, della Ventura G, Parodi G C (2001) On the symmetry and crystal chemistry of britholite: new structural and microanalytical data, American Mineralogist, 86, 1066-1075 [view file]
Holtstam D, Andersson U B (2007) The REE minerals of the Bastnäs-type deposits, south-central Sweden, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 1073-1114 [view file]
Pasero M, Kampf A R, Ferraris C, Pekov I V, Rakovan J R, White T J (2010) Nomenclature of the apatite supergroup minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy, 22, 163-179 [view file]
Giebel R J, Gauert C D K, Marks M A W, Costin G, Markl G (2017) Multi-stage formation of REE minerals in the Palabora Carbonatite Complex, South Africa, American Mineralogist, 102, 1218-1233

REFERENCES for Fluorbritholite-(Ce)

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Gu J, Chao G Y, Tang S (1994) A new mineral - fluorbritholite-(Ce), Journal of Wuhan University of Technology, 9, 9-14 [view file]

Jambor J L, Kovalenker V A, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 1013-1017 [view file]

Oberti R, Ottolini L, della Ventura G, Parodi G C (2001) On the symmetry and crystal chemistry of britholite: new structural and microanalytical data, American Mineralogist, 86, 1066-1075 [view file]

Holtstam D, Andersson U B (2007) The REE minerals of the Bastnäs-type deposits, south-central Sweden, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 1073-1114 [view file]

Pasero M, Kampf A R, Ferraris C, Pekov I V, Rakovan J R, White T J (2010) Nomenclature of the apatite supergroup minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy, 22, 163-179 [view file]

Giebel R J, Gauert C D K, Marks M A W, Costin G, Markl G (2017) Multi-stage formation of REE minerals in the Palabora Carbonatite Complex, South Africa, American Mineralogist, 102, 1218-1233