Ushkovite R060954
Name: Ushkovite
RRUFF ID: R060954
Ideal Chemistry: MgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O
Locality: Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Radial aggregate of pale brownish yellow bladed crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060954
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 785nm @ 100% of 500mW
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REFERENCES for Ushkovite

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]

Chesnokov B V, Vilisov V A, Cherepivskaya G E, Gorskaya M G (1983) Ushkovite, MgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 112, issue 1 42-46   [view file]

Dunn P J, Grice J D, Fleischer M, Pabst A (1984) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 69, 210-215   [view file]

Galliski M A, Hawthorne F C (2002) Refinement of the crystal structure of ushkovite from Nevados de Palermo, Repúplica Argentina, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 929-937   [view file]