Spessartine R060447


 Name: Spessartine
RRUFF ID: R060447
Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Locality: unknown
Source: Gemological Institute of America 4569
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Orange fragment
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060447.2
Sample Description: Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Mn2+2.85Fe2+0.07Fe2+0.05Ca0.03)Σ=3Al2.00(Si1.00O4)3
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Sample is oriented and mounted on a pin
Pin ID: M01768
Orientation: Laser parallel to  a*  (1 0 0).     Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to  c   [0 0 1].
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060447.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 11.6205(2)Å    b: 11.6205(2)Å    c: 11.6205(2)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 90.°    gamma: 90.°   Volume: 1569.19(8)    Crystal System: cubic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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

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

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REFERENCES for Spessartine

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]

Manning P G (1967) The optical absorption spectra of the garnets almandine-pyrope, pyrope and spessartine and some structural interpretations of mineralogical significance, The Canadian Mineralogist, 9, 237-251   [view file]

Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 1063-1066   [view file]

International Mineralogical Association (1971) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 38, 102-105   [view file]

Novak G A, Gibbs G V (1971) The crystal chemistry of the silicate garnets, American Mineralogist, 56, 791-825   [view file]

Shimazaki H (1977) Grossular-spessartine-almandine garnets from some Japanese scheelite skarns, The Canadian Mineralogist, 15, 74-80   [view file]

International Mineralogical Association (1980) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 43, 1053-1055   [view file]

Kontak D J, Corey M (1988) Metasomatic origin of spessartine-rich garnet in the South Mountain batholith, Nova Scotia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 26, 315-334   [view file]

Smyth J R, Madel R E, McCormick T C, Munoz J L, Rossman G R (1990) Crystal-structure refinement of a F-bearing spessartine garnet, American Mineralogist, 75, 314-318   [view file]

Hofmeister A M, Chopelas A (1991) Vibrational spectroscopy of end-member silicate garnets, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 17, 503-526   [link]

Lu R, Jackson K D, Hofmeister A M (1993) Infrared spectra from solid solutions of spessartine and yttrium aluminum garnet, The Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 381-390   [view file]

Pinet M, Smith D C (1994) Raman microspectrometry of garnets X3Y2Z3O12 2. The natural aluminium series pyrope-almandine-spessartine, Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 74, 161-179   [link]

Geiger C A, Armbruster T (1997) Mn3Al2Si3O12 spessartine and Ca3Al2Si3O12 grossular garnet: Structural dynamic and thermodynamic properties, American Mineralogist, 82, 740-747   [view file]

Kolesov B A, Geiger C A (1998) Raman spectra of silicate garnets, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 25, 142-151   [link]

Arredondo E H, Rossman G R (2002) Feasibility of determining the quantitative OH content of garnets with Raman spectroscopy, American Mineralogist, 87, 307-311   [view file]

Gramaccioli C M, Pilati T, Demartin F (2002) Atomic displacement parameters for spessartine Mn3Al2Si3O12 and their lattice-dynamical interpretation, Acta Crystallographica, B58, 965-969