Bromargyrite R060661



Name: Bromargyrite
RRUFF ID: R060661
Ideal Chemistry: AgBr
Locality: Schone Aussicht, near Dernbach, Nassau, Germany
Source: Michael Scott S101229 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Grayish green cubo-octahedron
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by X-ray diffraction
Mineral Group: [ Rocksalt (18) ]
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample, note that there is not supposed to be a Raman signature with this rocksalt mineral
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RRUFF ID: R060661
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample, note that there is not supposed to be a Raman signature with this rocksalt mineral
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060661.1
Sample Description: Powder, using Mo radiation
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.7401(5)Å    b: 5.7401(5)Å    c: 5.7401(5)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 189.13(5)Å3    Crystal System: cubic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Bromargyrite

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]

Breithaupt J F A, Plattner C F (1849) Bestimmung neuer Mineralien: Embolit oder Bromchlorsilber, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 153, 134-135   [view file]

International Mineralogical Association (1962) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 33, 260-263   [view file]

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

Hull S, Keen D A (1999) Pressure-induced phase transitions in AgCl, AgBr, and AgI, Physical Review B, 59, 750-761