Aschamalmite - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Aschamalmite R060690

Name: Aschamalmite
RRUFF ID: R060690
Ideal Chemistry: Pb_6-3xBi_2+xS₉
Locality: Ascham Alp, Untersulzbach Valley, Salzburg, Austria
Source: Michael Scott S101236 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Lead gray metallic prismatic crystals in veins in quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

Mineral Group: [ Lillianite (17) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060690

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 30% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060690.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 23.732(5)Å b: 4.0524(8)Å c: 19.135(4)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1840.3(9)Å³ Crystal System: orthorhombic

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REFERENCES for Aschamalmite
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]
Mumme W G, Niedermayr G, Kelly P R, Paar W H (1983) Aschamalmite, Pb_5.92Bi_2.06S₉, from Untersulzbach Valley in Salzburg, Austria - “monoclinic heyrovskyite”, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1983, 433-444
Dunn P J, Fleischer M, Francis C A, Langley R H, Kissin S A, Shigley J E, Vanko D A, Zilczer J A (1984) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 69, 810-815 [view file]
Moëlo Y, Makovicky E, Mozgova N N, Jambor J L, Cook N, Pring A, Paar W, Nickel E H, Graeser S, Karup-Møller S, Balic-Zunic T, Mumme W G, Vurro F, Topa D, Bindi L, Bente K, Shimizu M (2008) Sulfosalt systematics: a review. Report of the sulfosalt sub-committee of the IMA Commission on Ore Mineralogy, European Journal of Mineralogy, 20, 7-46 [view file]
Callegari A M, Boiocchi M (2009) Aschamalmite (Pb₆Bi₂S₉): crystal structure and ordering scheme for Pb and Bi atoms, Mineralogical Magazine, 73, 83-94 [view file]

REFERENCES for Aschamalmite

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]

Mumme W G, Niedermayr G, Kelly P R, Paar W H (1983) Aschamalmite, Pb_5.92Bi_2.06S₉, from Untersulzbach Valley in Salzburg, Austria - “monoclinic heyrovskyite”, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1983, 433-444

Dunn P J, Fleischer M, Francis C A, Langley R H, Kissin S A, Shigley J E, Vanko D A, Zilczer J A (1984) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 69, 810-815 [view file]

Moëlo Y, Makovicky E, Mozgova N N, Jambor J L, Cook N, Pring A, Paar W, Nickel E H, Graeser S, Karup-Møller S, Balic-Zunic T, Mumme W G, Vurro F, Topa D, Bindi L, Bente K, Shimizu M (2008) Sulfosalt systematics: a review. Report of the sulfosalt sub-committee of the IMA Commission on Ore Mineralogy, European Journal of Mineralogy, 20, 7-46 [view file]

Callegari A M, Boiocchi M (2009) Aschamalmite (Pb₆Bi₂S₉): crystal structure and ordering scheme for Pb and Bi atoms, Mineralogical Magazine, 73, 83-94 [view file]