Humite R040071

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Name: Humite
RRUFF ID: R040071
Ideal Chemistry: Mg7(SiO4)3(F,OH)2
Locality: Tilly Foster mine, Brewster, Putnam County, New York, USA
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 2227 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Red crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R040071.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Mg0.91Fe0.09)7(Si0.99Ti0.01O4)3(F0.76(OH)0.24)2
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Sample is oriented, mounted onto a pin and polished
Pin ID: L00052
Orientation: Laser parallel to  a*  (1 0 0).     Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to  -b   [0 -1 0].
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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS
RRUFF ID: R040071
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 785nm @ 100% of 500mW
INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R040071.1
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R040071.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.7416(3)Å    b: 10.2688(3)Å    c: 20.8746(6)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 90.°    gamma: 90.°   Volume: 1016.41(6)    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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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 Humite

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]

Ribbe P H, Gibbs G V (1971) Crystal structures of the humite minerals: III. Mg/Fe ordering in humite and its relation to other ferromagnesian silicates, American Mineralogist, 56, 1155-1173   [view file]

Lin C C, Liu L G, Mernagh T P, Irifune T (2000) Raman spectroscopic study of hydroxyl-clinohumite at various pressures and temperatures, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 27, 320-331   [link]

Frost R L, Palmer S J, Bouzaid J M, Reddy B J (2007) A Raman spectroscopic study of humite minerals, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 38, 68-77