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

Molybdophyllite R070222

Name: Molybdophyllite
RRUFF ID: R070222
Ideal Chemistry: Pb₈Mg₉[Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₈O₂(CO₃)₃]·H₂O
Locality: Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden
Source: Michael Scott S100445 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless tabular crystals associated with hausmannite, with cell parameters that match the so-called molybdophyllite-18 phase (Kolitsch et al, 2012)
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Molybdophyllite (2) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070222

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070222.9

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Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 9.347(7)Å b: 9.354(5)Å c: 18.912(8)Å
alpha: 75.90(3)° beta: 85.58(3)° gamma: 60.15(2)° Volume: 1388.9(7)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

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REFERENCES for Molybdophyllite
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]
Flink G (1901) Mineralogische Notizen. 4. Molybdophyllit, ein neues Mineral von Långbanshyttan in Wermland, Schweden, Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Upsala, 5, 81-96 [view file]
Welin E (1968) Notes on the mineralogy of Sweden 6. X-ray powder data for minerals from Långban and the related mineral deposits of Central Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, 499-541
Charalampides G, Linqvist B (1988) Chapter 4, Ganomalite, margarosanite and molybdophyllite from Långban, south-central Sweden, and synthetic equivalents, in Compositional Variations of Natural and Synthetic Lead Silicates of Langban-type Dissertation submitted to Meddelanden från Stockholms Universitets Geologiska Nr273, 1-24 [view file]
Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (1996) New Mineral Names, American Mineralogist, 81, 516-520 [view file]
Shannon R D, Shannon R C, Medenbach O, Fischer R X (2002) Refractive index and dispersion of fluorides and oxides, Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, 31, 931-970 [view file]
Kolitsch U, Merlino S, Holtstam D (2012) Molybdophyllite: crystal chemistry, crystal structure, OD character and modular relationships with britvinite, Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 493-512 [view file]

REFERENCES for Molybdophyllite

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]

Flink G (1901) Mineralogische Notizen. 4. Molybdophyllit, ein neues Mineral von Långbanshyttan in Wermland, Schweden, Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Upsala, 5, 81-96 [view file]

Welin E (1968) Notes on the mineralogy of Sweden 6. X-ray powder data for minerals from Långban and the related mineral deposits of Central Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, 499-541

Charalampides G, Linqvist B (1988) Chapter 4, Ganomalite, margarosanite and molybdophyllite from Långban, south-central Sweden, and synthetic equivalents, in Compositional Variations of Natural and Synthetic Lead Silicates of Langban-type Dissertation submitted to Meddelanden från Stockholms Universitets Geologiska Nr273, 1-24 [view file]

Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (1996) New Mineral Names, American Mineralogist, 81, 516-520 [view file]

Shannon R D, Shannon R C, Medenbach O, Fischer R X (2002) Refractive index and dispersion of fluorides and oxides, Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, 31, 931-970 [view file]

Kolitsch U, Merlino S, Holtstam D (2012) Molybdophyllite: crystal chemistry, crystal structure, OD character and modular relationships with britvinite, Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 493-512 [view file]