Pseudolaueite R170035
Name: Pseudolaueite
RRUFF ID: R170035
Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O
Locality: Crooker Quarry, Newry, Maine, USA
Source: Van King [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale yellow-orange prismatic to thick tabular pseudohexagonal crystals, associated with albite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Stewartite (2) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R170035
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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: R170035.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.6688(7)Å    b: 7.4560(8)Å    c: 10.2327(10)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 104.673(5)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 713.63(15)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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REFERENCES for Pseudolaueite

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 (1956) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 41, 814-816   [view file]

Strunz H (1956) Pseudolaueit, ein neues Mineral, Naturwissenschaften, 6, 128-128

Baur W H (1969) A comparison of the crystal structures of pseudolaueite and laueite, American Mineralogist, 54, 1312-1323   [view file]

Moore P B (1975) Laueite, pseudolaueite, stewartite and metavauxite: a study in combinatorial polymorphisms, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 123, 148-159