Bigcreekite R060432

Name: Bigcreekite
RRUFF ID: R060432
Ideal Chemistry: BaSi₂O₅·4H₂O
Locality: Trumbull Peak, Mariposa County, California, USA
Source: Michael Scott S100244 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: White veinlets with distinctive cleavage, running through sanbornite
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060432.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Ba_0.99Na_0.01)_Σ=1(Si_1.95Fe³⁺_0.05)₂(O_4.94(OH)_0.06)_Σ=5·4H₂O
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060432

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060432.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 5.0389(6)Å b: 9.033(2)Å c: 18.342(4)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 834.8(3)Å³ Crystal System: orthorhombic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Bigcreekite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Basciano L C, Groat L A, Roberts A C, Gault R A, Dunning G E, Walstrom R E (2001) Bigcreekite: a new barium silicate mineral species from Fresno County, California, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 761-768 [view file]
Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2002) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 87, 355-358 [view file]
Mandarino J A (2002) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1001-1020 [view file]