Prismatine R210004

	Name: Prismatine RRUFF ID: R210004 Ideal Chemistry: (Mg,Al,Fe)₆Al₄(Si,Al)₄(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)₂₂ Locality: Goods Station Waldheim, Saxony, Germany Source: Dr Rainer Thomas Owner: Dr Rainer Thomas Description: Dark green prismatic crystals in a polished thick-section (5 x 5 x 0.5 mm in dimension). Dr Thomas collected the sample in 1969 Status: unconfirmed
Mineral Group: [ Kornerupine (3) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

unpolarized, perpendicular to c

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R210004

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

unpolarized, parallel to c

Instrument settings:

EnSpectr 532nm @ 100% of 50mW

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REFERENCES for Prismatine
Lorenzen J (1886) Untersuchungen grönländischer Mineralien, Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, 11, 315-318 [view file]
Sauer A (1886) Über eine eigenthümliche Granulitart als Muttergestein zweier neuer Mineralspecies, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft, 38, 704-706 [view file]
Ussing N V (1889) Untersuchungen der Mineralien von Fiskernäs in Grönland, Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, 15, 596-615 [view file]
Grew E S, Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1996) Prismatine: revalidation for boron-rich compositions in the kornerupine group, Mineralogical Magazine, 60, 483-491 [view file]
Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 1513-1518 [view file]
Wopenka B, Freeman J J, Grew E (1999) Raman spectroscopic identification of B-free and B-rich kornerupine (prismatine), American Mineralogist, 84, 550-554 [view file]