R050172 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Fluor-uvite R050172

Name: Fluor-uvite
RRUFF ID: R050172
Ideal Chemistry: CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F
Locality: Pierrepont, New York, USA
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black prismatic crystal
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

Mineral Group: [ tourmaline (49) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R050172.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Ca_0.64Na_0.36)(Mg_0.56Fe²⁺_0.34Al_0.08Ti_0.02)₃(Mg_1.00Al_5.00)(BO₃)₃Si_6.00O₁₈((OH)_3.45F_0.55)
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Sample is oriented, mounted onto a pin and polished

Pin ID:

L00240

Orientation:

Laser parallel to -a* (-1 0 0). Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to c [0 0 1].

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R050172

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance)

RRUFF ID:

R050172.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Instrument settings:

SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR

Resolution:

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RRUFF ID:

R050172.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Instrument settings:

PIKE GladiATR - Far-IR on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR

Resolution:

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R050172.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 15.9847(4)Å b: 15.9847(4)Å c: 7.2216(3)Å
alpha: 90.° beta: 90.° gamma: 120.° Volume: 1598.02(8)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Fluor-uvite
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]
Kunitz W (1930) Die Mischungsreihen in der Turmalingruppe und die genetischen Beziehungen zwischen Turmalinen und Glimmern, Chemie der Erde, 4, 208-251 [view file]
Dunn P J, Appleman D, Nelen J A, Norberg J (1977) Uvite, a new (old) common member of the tourmaline group and it's implications for collectors, The Mineralogical Record, 8, 100-108 [view file]
Taylor M C, Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1995) Local charge-compensation in hydroxyl-deficient uvite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 1215-1221 [view file]
Gashrova B, Mihailova B, Konstantinov L (1997) Raman spectra of various types of tourmaline, European Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 935-940
Hawthorne F C, Henry D J (1999) Classification of the minerals of the tourmaline group, European Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 201-215 [view file]
Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S (2010) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 2. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 375-377 [view file]
Henry D J, Novák M, Hawthorne F C, Ertl A, Dutrow B L, Uher P, Pezzotta F (2011) Nomenclature of the tourmaline-supergroup minerals, American Mineralogist, 96, 895-913 [view file]
Bosi F (2018) Tourmaline crystal chemistry, American Mineralogist, 103, 298-306 [view file]
Hovis G L, Tribaudino M, Altomare C, Bosi F (2023) Thermal expansion of minerals in the tourmaline supergroup, American Mineralogist, 108, 1053-1063

REFERENCES for Fluor-uvite

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]

Kunitz W (1930) Die Mischungsreihen in der Turmalingruppe und die genetischen Beziehungen zwischen Turmalinen und Glimmern, Chemie der Erde, 4, 208-251 [view file]

Dunn P J, Appleman D, Nelen J A, Norberg J (1977) Uvite, a new (old) common member of the tourmaline group and it's implications for collectors, The Mineralogical Record, 8, 100-108 [view file]

Taylor M C, Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1995) Local charge-compensation in hydroxyl-deficient uvite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 1215-1221 [view file]

Gashrova B, Mihailova B, Konstantinov L (1997) Raman spectra of various types of tourmaline, European Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 935-940

Hawthorne F C, Henry D J (1999) Classification of the minerals of the tourmaline group, European Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 201-215 [view file]

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S (2010) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 2. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 375-377 [view file]

Henry D J, Novák M, Hawthorne F C, Ertl A, Dutrow B L, Uher P, Pezzotta F (2011) Nomenclature of the tourmaline-supergroup minerals, American Mineralogist, 96, 895-913 [view file]

Bosi F (2018) Tourmaline crystal chemistry, American Mineralogist, 103, 298-306 [view file]

Hovis G L, Tribaudino M, Altomare C, Bosi F (2023) Thermal expansion of minerals in the tourmaline supergroup, American Mineralogist, 108, 1053-1063