Barylite R060620


Name: Barylite
RRUFF ID: R060620
Ideal Chemistry: BaBe2Si2O7
Locality: Zomba, Malawi
Source: Michael Scott S100829 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless long prismatic single crystals associated with aegirine
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060620.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Ba1.00Be2.00Si2.00O7 ; Be 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: R060620
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060620.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.791(1)Å    b: 11.643(2)Å    c: 4.6687(6)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 532.2(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 Barylite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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Di Domizio A J, Downs R T, Yang H (2012) Redetermination of clinobarylite, BaBe2Si2O7, Acta Crystallographica, E68, i78-i79   [view file]

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Merlino S, Biagioni C, Bonaccorsi E, Chukanov N V, Pekov, I V, Krivovichev S V, Yakovenchuk V N, Armbruster T (2015) 'Clinobarylite'-barylite: order-disorder relationships and nomenclature, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 145-155   [view file]