Cohenite R100076



Name: Cohenite
RRUFF ID: R100076
Ideal Chemistry: CFe3
Locality: Asuk, Disko, West Greenland, Greenland
Source: Michael Scott S101369 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Polished thick section associated with native iron
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Perovskite (44) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R100076.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment, the bluish regions are native iron, and the red lines are cracks filled with carbon, probably during sample preparation.
Measured Chemistry: Fe2.96Ni.02C, normalized to 1 carbon
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R100076.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.529(2)Å    b: 5.087(2)Å    c: 6.745(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 155.42(5)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 Cohenite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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