Söhngeite R120117
Name: Söhngeite
RRUFF ID: R120117
Ideal Chemistry: Ga(OH)3
Locality: Tsumeb, Namibia
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Twinned, pale yellow orthorhombic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Perovskite (44) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R120117
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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: R120117.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.467(1)Å    b: 7.462(1)Å    c: 7.468(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 416.1(2)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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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 Söhngeite

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]

Strunz H (1965) Söhngeit, Ga(OH)3, ein neues Mineral, Naturwissenschaften, 52, 493-493

Fleischer M (1966) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 51, 1815-1820   [view file]

Scott J D (1971) Crystal structure of a new mineral, söhngeite, American Mineralogist, 56, 355-355   [view file]

Mitchell R H, Welch M D, Chakhmouradian A R (2017) Nomenclature of the perovskite supergroup: A hierarchical system of classification based on crystal structure and composition, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 411-461   [view file]