Natrodufrénite R070599
Name: Natrodufrénite
RRUFF ID: R070599
Ideal Chemistry: NaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O
Locality: Hout Bay, Cape of Good Hope Province, South Africa
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Sheaflike, dark brown to red-brown aggregates
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ Dufrenite (2) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070599.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na0.62◻0.19Mn0.10Ca0.09)Σ=1Fe2+1.00(Fe3+4.95Al0.05)Σ=5(P1.00O4)4((OH)4.76F0.24)Σ=6·2H2O ; H not measured but estimated by difference and charge balance
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070599
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070599.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 25.875(2)Å    b: 5.1461(4)Å    c: 13.830(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 111.07(1)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1718.6(2)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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

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REFERENCES for Natrodufrénite

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]

Fontan F, Pillard F, Permingeat F (1982) La natrodufrénite (Na,◻)(Fe+++,Fe++)(Fe+++,Al)5(PO4)4(OH)6.2H2O, une nouvelle espèce minérale du groupe de la dufrénite, Bulletin de Minéralogie, 105, 321-326

Dunn P J, Grice J D, Fleischer M, Pabst A (1983) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 68, 1038-1041   [view file]