Brenkite R060247
Name: Brenkite
RRUFF ID: R060247
Ideal Chemistry: Ca2(CO3)F2
Locality: Schellkopf, Brenk, Eifel, Germany
Source: Michael Scott S100302 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless prismatic crystals in radial aggregates
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060247.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Ca2.00(CO3)F2.00 ; C not measured but estimated by difference and stoichiometry
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060247
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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: R060247.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.638(7)Å    b: 7.541(8)Å    c: 6.550(7)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 377.3(3)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 Brenkite

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]

Hentschel G, Leufer U, Tillmans E (1978) Brenkite, a new calcium fluor carbonate from Schellkopf, Eifel, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1978, 325-329

Fleischer M, Chao G Y, Pabst A (1979) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 64, 241-245   [view file]

Leufer U, Tillmanns E (1980) Die kristallstruktur von brenkit Ca2F2CO3, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 27, 261-266