Sinhalite R100163

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Name: Sinhalite
RRUFF ID: R100163
Ideal Chemistry: MgAlBO4
Locality: Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale brown cut gemstone
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R100163
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 25% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R100163.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.330(1)Å    b: 9.881(1)Å    c: 5.677(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 242.83(8)    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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REFERENCES for Sinhalite

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]

Claringbull G F, Hey M H (1952) Sinhalite (MgAlBO4), a new mineral, Mineralogical Magazine, 29, 841-850   [view file]

Fleischer M (1952) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 37, 1070-1073   [view file]

Fang J H, Newnham R E (1965) The crystal structure of sinhalite, Mineralogical Magazine, 35, 196-199   [view file]

Hayward C L, Angel R J, Ross N L (1994) The structural redetermination and crystal chemistry of sinhalite, MgAlBO4, European Journal of Mineralogy, 6, 313-321