Stokesite R060587
Name: Stokesite
RRUFF ID: R060587
Ideal Chemistry: CaSnSi3O9·2H2O
Locality: Urucum mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Source: Michael Scott S100785 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Spherical aggregate of colorless prismatic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060587.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060587.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 14.460(2)Å    b: 11.612(1)Å    c: 5.2285(6)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 877.9(2)Å3    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 Stokesite

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]

Hutchinson A (1900) On stokesite, a new mineral containing tin, from Cornwall, Mineralogical Magazine, 12, 274-281   [view file]

Gay P, Rickson K O (1960) X-ray data on stokesite, Mineralogical Magazine, 32, 433-435   [view file]

Vorma, A (1963) The crystal structure of stokesite, CaSnSi3O9·2H2O, Geologinen Tutkimuslaitos Bulletin de la Commission Géologique de Finlande, 208, 1-48

Vorma A (1963) Crystal structure of stokesite, CaSnSi3O9·2H2O, Mineralogical Magazine, 33, 615-617   [view file]

Couper A G, Clark A M (1977) Stokesite crystals from two localities in Cornwall, Mineralogical Magazine, 41, 411-414   [view file]

Yuan X, Guowu L, Guangming Y (2017) Mineralogy and crystallography of stokesite from inner Mongolia, China, The Canadian Mineralogist, 55, 63-74