Bunsenite R080121


Name: Bunsenite
RRUFF ID: R080121
Ideal Chemistry: NiO
Locality: Johanngeorgenstadt, Saxony, Germany
Source: William W. Pinch R-5794-1 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark green octahedra
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Rocksalt (18) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R080121.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Ni1.00O
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample, note that there should be no Raman modes because of the symmetry of the mineral
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RRUFF ID: R080121
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample, note that there should be no Raman modes because of the symmetry of the mineral
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R080121.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.164(4)Å    b: 4.164(4)Å    c: 4.164(4)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 72.17(1)Å3    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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REFERENCES for Bunsenite

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]

Bergemann C (1858) XXVI. Ueber einige Nickelerze, Journal für Praktische Chemie, 75, 239-244   [view file]

Dana J D, Brush G J (1868) Bunsenite, in A System of Mineralogy, Fifth Edition John Wiley and Sons New York 134-135   [view file]

Taylor D (1984) Thermal expansion data: I. Binary oxides with the sodium chloride and wurtzite structures, MO, Transactions and Journal of the British Ceramic Society, 83, 5-9

Taguchi H (1998) Relationship between crystal structure and electrical properties of murdochite-type Ni6+2xMn1-xO8, Solid State Communications, 108, 635-639