Vistepite R070712


Name: Vistepite
RRUFF ID: R070712
Ideal Chemistry: Mn4SnB2O2(Si2O7)2(OH)2
Locality: Rhodonite occurrence, Muzeinyi Valley, Inyl'chek Range, Issyk-Kul'skaya Oblast, Kyrgyzstan
Source: Michael Scott S100544 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Yellow gemmy fragments associated with rhodonite. Portion of type sample.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070712.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070712
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070712.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 6.976(2)Å    b: 7.368(2)Å    c: 7.668(2)Å
alpha: 89.89(1)°    beta: 62.95(1)°    gamma: 76.92(1)°   Volume: 339.6(1)Å3    Crystal System: triclinic
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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 Vistepite

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]

Pautov L A, Belakovsky D I, Scala R, Sokolova E V (1992) Vistepite Mn5SnB2Si5O20 — a new borosilicate of manganese and tin, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 121, issue 4 107-112   [view file]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C, Vanko D A (1994) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 79, 1009-1014   [view file]

Hybler J, Petrícek V, Jurek K, Skála R, Císarová I (1997) Structure determination of vistepite SnMn4B2Si4O16(OH)2: isotypism with bustamite, revised crystallographic data and composition, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1283-1292   [view file]

Jambor J L, Kovalenker V A, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1117-1121   [view file]