Ludlockite R100176

Name: Ludlockite
RRUFF ID: R100176
Ideal Chemistry: PbFe³⁺₄As³⁺₁₀O₂₂
Locality: Tsumeb, Namibia
Source: William W. Pinch
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Red fibrous crystals that display significant flexibility
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R100176

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R100176.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 10.428(4)Å b: 12.086(6)Å c: 18.383(9)Å
alpha: 102.04(3)° beta: 100.33(3)° gamma: 90.33(3)° Volume: 2226.8(9) Crystal System: triclinic

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REFERENCES for Ludlockite
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]
Davis R J, Embrey P G, Hey M H (1970) Ludlockite: A new arsenate mineral, Mineralogical Society of Japan Special Paper, 1, 264-264 [view file]
Fleischer M (1972) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 57, 1003-1006 [view file]
Embrey P G, Hey M H, Davis R J (1977) Ludlockite: a new mineral from Tsumeb, The Mineralogical Record, 8, 91-94 [view file]
Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1996) The crystal structure of ludlockite, PbFe³⁺₄As³⁺₁₀O₂₂, the mineral with pentameric arsenite groups and orange hair, The Canadian Mineralogist, 34, 79-89 [view file]
Jambor J L, Kovalenker V A, Puziewics J, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 1282-1286 [view file]