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

Tuscanite R050324

Name: Tuscanite
RRUFF ID: R050324
Ideal Chemistry: KCa₆(Si,Al)₁₀O₂₂(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O
Locality: Valle Biachella, Sacrofano, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless platy crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R050324.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry:	K_1.00(Ca_5.55Na_0.45)_Σ=6(Si_6.62Al_3.38)₁₀O₂₂((SO₄)_1.80(PO₄)_0.17(CO₃)_0.03)_Σ=2(OH)·H₂O

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R050324

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R050324.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 24.018(4)Å b: 5.0974(5)Å c: 10.862(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 107.081(9)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1271.1(2)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

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 Tuscanite
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]
Mellini M, Merlino S, Rossi G (1977) The crystal structure of tuscanite, American Mineralogist, 62, 1114-1120 [view file]
Orlandi P, Leoni L, Mellini M, Merlino S (1977) Tuscanite. a new mineral related to latiumite, American Mineralogist, 62, 1110-1113 [view file]
Zubkova N V, Chukanov N V, Varlamov D A, Vigasina M F, Pekov I V, Ksenofontova D A, Pushcharovsky D Y (2023) New data on the crystal chemistry of the natural two-layer aluminosilicates latiumite and tuscanite, Acta Crystallographica, B79, 296-304

REFERENCES for Tuscanite

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]

Mellini M, Merlino S, Rossi G (1977) The crystal structure of tuscanite, American Mineralogist, 62, 1114-1120 [view file]

Orlandi P, Leoni L, Mellini M, Merlino S (1977) Tuscanite. a new mineral related to latiumite, American Mineralogist, 62, 1110-1113 [view file]

Zubkova N V, Chukanov N V, Varlamov D A, Vigasina M F, Pekov I V, Ksenofontova D A, Pushcharovsky D Y (2023) New data on the crystal chemistry of the natural two-layer aluminosilicates latiumite and tuscanite, Acta Crystallographica, B79, 296-304