Krasnovite R080115



Name: Krasnovite
RRUFF ID: R080115
Ideal Chemistry: Ba(Al,Mg)(PO4,CO3)(OH)2·H2O
Locality: Cerro Sapo Carbonatite dyke, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pastel blue, vitreous massive, associated with blue sodalite and white ankerite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R080115
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R080115.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 8.92(1)Å    b: 5.631(6)Å    c: 11.04(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 554(1)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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REFERENCES for Krasnovite

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]

Britvin S N, Pakhomovskii Y A, Bogdonova A N (1996) Krasnovite Ba(Al, Mg)(PO4, CO3)(OH)2·H2O – a new mineral, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 125, issue 3 110-112   [view file]

Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C (1997) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 82, 620-624   [view file]