Magnesiotaaffeite-2N2S X090001 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S X090001

Name: Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S
RRUFF ID: X090001
Ideal Chemistry: Mg₃BeAl₈O₁₆
Locality: Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: Bill Pinch
Description: Dark grey with a hint of purple, flattened tabular hexagonal crystal
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

X090001

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 16% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

X090001.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 5.687(2)Å b: 5.687(2)Å c: 18.341(7)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 513.7(1) Crystal System: hexagonal

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REFERENCES for Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S
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]
Anderson B W, Payne C J, Claringbull G F, Hey M H (1951) Taaffeite, a new beryllium mineral, found as a cut gemstone, Mineralogical Magazine, 29, 765-772 [view file]
Hudson D R, Wilson A F, Threadgold I M (1967) A new polytype of taaffeite — a rare beryllium mineral from the granulites of central Australia, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 305-310 [view file]
Moor R, Oberholzer W F, Gübelin E (1981) Taprobanite, a new mineral of the taaffeite-group, Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 61, 13-21
Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Mandarino J A, Pabst A (1982) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 67, 1074-1082 [view file]
Nuber B, Schmetzer K (1983) Crystal structures of ternary Be-Mg-Al oxides: taaffeite, BeMg₃Al₈O₁₆, and musgravite, BeMg₂Al₆O₁₂, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1983, 393-402
Schmetzer, K (1983) Crystal chemistry of natural Be–Mg–Al-oxides: taaffeite, taprobanite, musgravite, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 146, 15-28
Guinier A, Bokij G B, Boll-Dornberger K, Cowley J M, Durovic S, Jagodzinski H, Krishna P, DeWolff P M, Zvyagin B B, Cox D E, Goodman P, Hahn Th, Kuchitsu K, Abrahams S C, (1984) Nomenclature of polytype structures. Report of the International Union of Crystallography ad-hoc committee on the Nomenclature of discordered, modulated and polytype structures, Acta Crystallographica, A40, 399-404
Armbruster T (2002) Revised nomenclature of högbomite, nigerite, and taafeite minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy, 14, 389-395 [view file]
Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2003) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 88, 251-255 [view file]

REFERENCES for Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S

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]

Anderson B W, Payne C J, Claringbull G F, Hey M H (1951) Taaffeite, a new beryllium mineral, found as a cut gemstone, Mineralogical Magazine, 29, 765-772 [view file]

Hudson D R, Wilson A F, Threadgold I M (1967) A new polytype of taaffeite — a rare beryllium mineral from the granulites of central Australia, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 305-310 [view file]

Moor R, Oberholzer W F, Gübelin E (1981) Taprobanite, a new mineral of the taaffeite-group, Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 61, 13-21

Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Mandarino J A, Pabst A (1982) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 67, 1074-1082 [view file]

Nuber B, Schmetzer K (1983) Crystal structures of ternary Be-Mg-Al oxides: taaffeite, BeMg₃Al₈O₁₆, and musgravite, BeMg₂Al₆O₁₂, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1983, 393-402

Schmetzer, K (1983) Crystal chemistry of natural Be–Mg–Al-oxides: taaffeite, taprobanite, musgravite, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 146, 15-28

Guinier A, Bokij G B, Boll-Dornberger K, Cowley J M, Durovic S, Jagodzinski H, Krishna P, DeWolff P M, Zvyagin B B, Cox D E, Goodman P, Hahn Th, Kuchitsu K, Abrahams S C, (1984) Nomenclature of polytype structures. Report of the International Union of Crystallography ad-hoc committee on the Nomenclature of discordered, modulated and polytype structures, Acta Crystallographica, A40, 399-404

Armbruster T (2002) Revised nomenclature of högbomite, nigerite, and taafeite minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy, 14, 389-395 [view file]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2003) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 88, 251-255 [view file]