Pumpellyite-(Al) R070131
Name: Pumpellyite-(Al)
RRUFF ID: R070131
Ideal Chemistry: Ca2Al3(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2·H2O
Locality: La Flèche Quarry, Bertrix, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
Source: Michael Scott S100425 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale green radiating fibrous to bladed crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Pumpellyite (6) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070131.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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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: R070131.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 8.805(3)Å    b: 5.899(2)Å    c: 19.089(7)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 97.36(2)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 983.3(8)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Pumpellyite-(Al)

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Claringbull G F (1953) Mineralogical Society (London), American Mineralogist, 38, 734-737   [view file]

Galli E, Alberti A (1969) On the crystal structure of pumpellyite, Acta Crystallographica, B25, 2276-2281

Passaglia E, Gottardi G (1973) Crystal chemistry and nomenclature of pumpellyites and julgoldites, The Canadian Mineralogist, 12, 219-223   [view file]

Franks S G (1974) Prehnite-pumpellyite facies metamorphism of the New Bay Formation, Exploits zone, Newfoundland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 12, 456-462   [view file]

Papezik V S (1974) Prehnite-pumpellyite facies metamorphism of late Precambrian rock of the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 12, 463-468   [view file]

Trzcienski W E, Birkett T C (1982) Compositional variations of pumpellyite along the western margin of the Quebec Appalachians, The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 203-209   [view file]

Artioli G, Quartieri S, Deriu A (1995) Spectroscopic data on coexisting prehnite-pumpellyite and epidote-pumpellyite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 67-75   [view file]

Hatert F, Pasero M, Perchiazzi N, Theye T (2007) Pumpellyite-(Al), a new mineral from Betrix, Belgian Ardennes, European Journal of Mineralogy, 19, 247-253   [view file]

Tait K, Poirier G, Rowe R, Piilonen P C (2008) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 93, 252-256   [view file]

Hamada M, Akasaka M, Seto S, Makino K (2010) Crystal chemistry of chromian pumpellyite from Osayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, American Mineralogist, 95, 1294-1304   [view file]

Nagashima M (2011) Pumpellyite-, sursassite-, and epidote-type structures: common principles-individual features, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 106, 211-222