Picropharmacolite R050560
Name: Picropharmacolite
RRUFF ID: R050560
Ideal Chemistry: Ca4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O
Locality: Riechelsdorf, Saxony, Germany
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 12813 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Spray of white fibrous crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by chemical analysis
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050560.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Ca4.00(Mg0.75Al0.16   0.09)Σ=1((As0.99S0.01)Σ=1O3OH)2(As1.00O4)2·11H2O
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Sample
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RRUFF ID: R050560
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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: R050560.9
Sample Description: Powder, using Mo radiation
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REFERENCES for Picropharmacolite

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]

Fleischer M (1962) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 47, 1216-1223   [view file]

Catti M, Ferraris G, Ivaldi G (1981) The crystal structure of picropharmacolite, Ca4Mg(HAsO4)2(AsO4)2·11H2O, American Mineralogist, 66, 385-391   [view file]