R070308 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Roscherite R070308

Name: Roscherite
RRUFF ID: R070308
Ideal Chemistry: Ca₂Mn²⁺₅Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·6H₂O
Locality: Black Mountain Quarry, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Reddish brown prismatic crystals associated with white albite
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070308

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 785nm @ 100% of 500mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070308.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 15.93(1)Å b: 11.911(7)Å c: 6.703(4)Å
alpha: 90.09(2)° beta: 94.73(3)° gamma: 90.06(2)° Volume: 1267(1) Crystal System: triclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Roscherite
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]
Slavík F (1914) Neue Phosphate vom Greifenstein bei Ehrenfriedersdorf, Bulletin International. Resumés des Travaux Présentes. Classe des Sciences Mathématiques Naturelles et de la Médecine, 19, 108-123 [view file]
Lindberg M L (1958) The beryllium content of roscherite from the Sapacaia pegmatite mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and from other localitites, American Mineralogist, 43, 824-838 [view file]
Fleischer M (1959) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 44, 464-470 [view file]
Fanfani L, Nunzi A, Zananni P F, Zanzari A R (1975) The crystal structure of roscherite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 22, 266-277
Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Pabst A (1978) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 63, 424-427 [view file]
Fanfani L, Zanazzi P F, Zanzari A R (1979) The crystal structure of a triclinic roscherite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 24, 169-178
Atencio D, Coutinho J M V, Menezes L A D (2005) Roscherite-group minerals from Brazil, Axis, 1, Mineralogical Record www.MineralogicalRecord.com 1-18

REFERENCES for Roscherite

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]

Slavík F (1914) Neue Phosphate vom Greifenstein bei Ehrenfriedersdorf, Bulletin International. Resumés des Travaux Présentes. Classe des Sciences Mathématiques Naturelles et de la Médecine, 19, 108-123 [view file]

Lindberg M L (1958) The beryllium content of roscherite from the Sapacaia pegmatite mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and from other localitites, American Mineralogist, 43, 824-838 [view file]

Fleischer M (1959) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 44, 464-470 [view file]

Fanfani L, Nunzi A, Zananni P F, Zanzari A R (1975) The crystal structure of roscherite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 22, 266-277

Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Pabst A (1978) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 63, 424-427 [view file]

Fanfani L, Zanazzi P F, Zanzari A R (1979) The crystal structure of a triclinic roscherite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 24, 169-178

Atencio D, Coutinho J M V, Menezes L A D (2005) Roscherite-group minerals from Brazil, Axis, 1, Mineralogical Record www.MineralogicalRecord.com 1-18