Magnetite R060222 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Magnetite R060222

Name: Magnetite
RRUFF ID: R060222
Ideal Chemistry: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Locality: Cerro Huañaquino, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Source: Rock Currier [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black octahedra, the surface is hematite and the interior is magnetite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060222.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Fe²⁺_0.95Mg_0.05)(Fe³⁺_0.99Al_0.01)₂O₄

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Sample is oriented and mounted on a pin.

Pin ID:

L01600

Orientation:

Laser parallel to a* (1 0 0). Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to b [0 1 0].

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060222.1

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.359(5)Å b: 8.359(5)Å c: 8.359(5)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 584.1(1) Crystal System: cubic

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Magnetite
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]
Pajari G E (1966) Abstract of paper presented at the eleventh meeting: The variation of magnetite–ulvospinel and hematite–ilmenite compositions in a differentiated alkaline intrusive, The Canadian Mineralogist, 8, 670-670 [view file]
Henriquez F, Martin R F (1978) Crystal-growth texture in magnetite flows and feeder dykes, El Laco, Chile, The Canadian Mineralogist, 16, 581-589 [view file]
Fleet M E, Bilcox G A, Barnett R L (1980) Oriented magnetite inclusions in pyroxenes from the Grenville province, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 89-99 [view file]
D’arco P, Maury R C (1981) Comparative geothermometry of some magnetite–ilmenite–orthopyroxene–clinopyroxene associations from volcanic rocks, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 461-467 [view file]
Fleet M E (1981) The structure of magnetite, Acta Crystallographica, B37, 917-920
Fleet M E (1984) The structure of magnetite: two annealed natural magnetites, Fe_3.005O₄ and Fe_2.96Mg_0.04O₄, Acta Crystallographica, C40, 1491-1493
Fleet M E (1986) The structure of magnetite: symmetry of cubic spinels, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 62, 75-82
Hill R L, Sack R O (1987) Thermodynamic properties of Fe-Mg titaniferous magnetite spinels, The Canadian Mineralogist, 25, 443-464 [view file]
Maier W D, Barnes S J (1996) Unusually high concentrations of magnetite at Caraíba and other Cu-sulfide deposits in the Curaçá Valley, Bahia, Brazil, The Canadian Mineralogist, 34, 717-731 [view file]
de Faria D L A, Silva S V, de Oliveira M T (1997) Raman microspectroscopy of some iron oxides and oxyhydroxides, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 28, 873-878 [link]
Oh S J, Cook D C, Townsend H E (1998) Characterization of iron oxides commonly formed as corrosion products on steel, Hyperfine Interactions, 112, 59-65 [link]
Gasparov L V, Tanner D B, Romero D B, Berger H, Margaritondo G, Forro L (2000) Infrared and Raman studies of the Verwey transition in magnetite, Physical Review B, 62, issue 12 7939-7944
Frankel R B, Bazylinski D A (2003) Biologically induced mineralization by bacteria, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 54, 95-114
Kretz R (2003) Dendritic magnetite and ilmenite in 590 Ma Grenville dikes near Otter Lake, Quebec, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 1049-1059 [view file]
Shebanova O N, Lazor P (2003) Raman study of magnetite (Fe₃O₄): laser-induced thermal effects and oxidation, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 34, 845-852
Gatta G D, Kantor I, Ballaran T B, Dubrovinsky L, McCammon C (2007) Effect of non-hydrostatic conditions on the elastic behaviour of magnetite: an in situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction study, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 34, 627-635

REFERENCES for Magnetite

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]

Pajari G E (1966) Abstract of paper presented at the eleventh meeting: The variation of magnetite–ulvospinel and hematite–ilmenite compositions in a differentiated alkaline intrusive, The Canadian Mineralogist, 8, 670-670 [view file]

Henriquez F, Martin R F (1978) Crystal-growth texture in magnetite flows and feeder dykes, El Laco, Chile, The Canadian Mineralogist, 16, 581-589 [view file]

Fleet M E, Bilcox G A, Barnett R L (1980) Oriented magnetite inclusions in pyroxenes from the Grenville province, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 89-99 [view file]

D’arco P, Maury R C (1981) Comparative geothermometry of some magnetite–ilmenite–orthopyroxene–clinopyroxene associations from volcanic rocks, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 461-467 [view file]

Fleet M E (1981) The structure of magnetite, Acta Crystallographica, B37, 917-920

Fleet M E (1984) The structure of magnetite: two annealed natural magnetites, Fe_3.005O₄ and Fe_2.96Mg_0.04O₄, Acta Crystallographica, C40, 1491-1493

Fleet M E (1986) The structure of magnetite: symmetry of cubic spinels, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 62, 75-82

Hill R L, Sack R O (1987) Thermodynamic properties of Fe-Mg titaniferous magnetite spinels, The Canadian Mineralogist, 25, 443-464 [view file]

Maier W D, Barnes S J (1996) Unusually high concentrations of magnetite at Caraíba and other Cu-sulfide deposits in the Curaçá Valley, Bahia, Brazil, The Canadian Mineralogist, 34, 717-731 [view file]

de Faria D L A, Silva S V, de Oliveira M T (1997) Raman microspectroscopy of some iron oxides and oxyhydroxides, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 28, 873-878 [link]

Oh S J, Cook D C, Townsend H E (1998) Characterization of iron oxides commonly formed as corrosion products on steel, Hyperfine Interactions, 112, 59-65 [link]

Gasparov L V, Tanner D B, Romero D B, Berger H, Margaritondo G, Forro L (2000) Infrared and Raman studies of the Verwey transition in magnetite, Physical Review B, 62, issue 12 7939-7944

Frankel R B, Bazylinski D A (2003) Biologically induced mineralization by bacteria, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 54, 95-114

Kretz R (2003) Dendritic magnetite and ilmenite in 590 Ma Grenville dikes near Otter Lake, Quebec, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 1049-1059 [view file]

Shebanova O N, Lazor P (2003) Raman study of magnetite (Fe₃O₄): laser-induced thermal effects and oxidation, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 34, 845-852

Gatta G D, Kantor I, Ballaran T B, Dubrovinsky L, McCammon C (2007) Effect of non-hydrostatic conditions on the elastic behaviour of magnetite: an in situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction study, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 34, 627-635