Reddingite R060701
Name: Reddingite
RRUFF ID: R060701
Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+3(PO4)2·3H2O
Locality: Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless pseudo-octahedral crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060701.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Mn2+1.98Fe2+0.98Ca0.04)Σ=3(P1.00O4)2·3H2O ; H2O estimated by difference.
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060701.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.484(1)Å    b: 10.116(1)Å    c: 8.704(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 835.0(3)    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Reddingite

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]

Brush G J, Dana E S (1878) On a new and remarkable mineral locality in Fairfield County, Connecticut; with a description of several new species occurring there. First Paper., American Journal of Science and Arts, 16, 33-46; 114-123   [view file]

Eversheim P, Kleber W (1953) Morphologie und struktur des reddingits, P2O5·3FeO·3H2O, Acta Crystallographica, 6, 215-216

Tennyson C (1954) Phosphoferrit und reddingit von Hagendorf, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 87, 185-217

Moore P B, Araki T (1976) A mixed-valence solid-solution series: crystal structures of phosphoferrite, FeII3(H2O)3[PO4]2, and kryzhanovskite, FeIII3(OH)3[PO4]2, Inorganic Chemistry, 15, 316-321

Moore P B, Araki T, Kampf A R (1980) Nomenclature of the phosphoferrite structure type: refinements of landesite and kryzhanovskite, Mineralogical Magazine, 43, 789-795   [view file]