Nordstrandite R050592

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Name: Nordstrandite
RRUFF ID: R050592
Ideal Chemistry: Al(OH)3
Locality: Cerro Sapo, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
Source: Marcus Origlieri [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Single crystals as colorless radiating clusters and tan thick tabular crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050592.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Al1.00(OH)3; trace amounts of Fe; H2O estimated by difference
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R050592
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050592.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 8.690(5)Å    b: 5.065(3)Å    c: 10.217(5)Å
alpha: 109.48(3)°    beta: 97.44(3)°    gamma: 88.27(3)°   Volume: 420.3(3)Å3    Crystal System: triclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Nordstrandite

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]

Papée D, Tertian R, Biais R (1958) Recherches sur la constitution des gels et des hydrates cristallisés d'alumine, Bulletin de la Société Chimique de France, 10, 1301-1310

Hathaway J C, Schlanger S O (1962) Nordstrandite from Guam, Nature, 196, 265-266

Wall J R D, Wolfenden E B, Beard E H, Deams T (1962) Nordstrandite in soil from West Sarawak, Borneo, Nature, 196, 264-265

Fleischer M (1963) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 48, 209-217   [view file]

International Mineralogical Association (1967) Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 131-136   [view file]

Saalfeld H, Jarchow O (1968) Die Kristallstruktur von nordstrandit, Al(OH)3, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 109, 185-191

Bosmans H J (1970) Unit cell and crystal structure of nordstrandite, Al(OH)3, Acta Crystallographica, B26, 649-652