Swedenborgite - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Swedenborgite R060486

Name: Swedenborgite
RRUFF ID: R060486
Ideal Chemistry: NaBe₄Sb⁵⁺O₇
Locality: Langban, Varmland, Sweden
Source: Michael Scott S100031 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless glassy fragment in center of the photo
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060486.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Na_0.94Ca_0.03 _0.03)_Σ=1Be_4.00Sb⁵⁺_1.00O₇; trace amounts of As; Be estimated by difference
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

DOWNLOADS:

	Raman Data (Processed)
	RRUFF File
	Raman Data (RAW)
	RRUFF File

POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060486.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 5.4273(9)Å b: 5.4273(9)Å c: 8.850(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 225.76(4) Crystal System: hexagonal

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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	DIF File
	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Swedenborgite
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]
Foshag W F (1925) New minerals: new species, American Mineralogist, 10, 39-41 [view file]
Foshag W F (1934) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 19, 287-288 [view file]
Pauling L, Klug H P, Winchell A N (1935) The crystal structure of swedenborgite, NaBe₄SbO₇, American Mineralogist, 20, 492-501 [view file]
Welin E (1968) Notes on the mineralogy of Sweden 6. X-ray powder data for minerals from Långban and the related mineral deposits of Central Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, issue 30 499-541
Povarennykh A S, Keller P, Kristiansen R (1982) Infrared absorption spectra of swedenborgite and queitite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 601-603 [view file]
Huminicki D M C, Hawthorne F C (2001) Refinement of the crystal structure of swedenborgite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 153-158 [view file]

REFERENCES for Swedenborgite

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]

Foshag W F (1925) New minerals: new species, American Mineralogist, 10, 39-41 [view file]

Foshag W F (1934) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 19, 287-288 [view file]

Pauling L, Klug H P, Winchell A N (1935) The crystal structure of swedenborgite, NaBe₄SbO₇, American Mineralogist, 20, 492-501 [view file]

Welin E (1968) Notes on the mineralogy of Sweden 6. X-ray powder data for minerals from Långban and the related mineral deposits of Central Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, issue 30 499-541

Povarennykh A S, Keller P, Kristiansen R (1982) Infrared absorption spectra of swedenborgite and queitite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 601-603 [view file]

Huminicki D M C, Hawthorne F C (2001) Refinement of the crystal structure of swedenborgite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 153-158 [view file]