Ferro-katophorite R050633
Name: Ferro-katophorite
RRUFF ID: R050633
Ideal Chemistry: Na(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Locality: Taguchi mine, Shidara, Kitashidara-Gun, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark green fragment associated with yoshimuraite, R050266.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ amphibole (107) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Sample
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RRUFF ID: R050633
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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: R050633.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.852(2)Å    b: 18.038(3)Å    c: 5.2905(7)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 103.635(8)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 913.7(6)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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REFERENCES for Ferro-katophorite

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]

Brøgger W C (1894) Die Eruptivgesteine des Kristianiagebietes. I. Die Gesteine der Grorudit-Tinguait-Serie, Videnskabsselskabets Skrifter. I. Mathematisk-naturv. Klasse, 4, 27-39   [view file]

Leake B E (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles, American Mineralogist, 63, 1023-1052   [view file]

Leake B E, Woolley A R, Arps C E S, Birch W D, Gilbert M C, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kato A, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Linthout K, Laird J, Mandarino J A, Maresch W V, Nickel E H, Rock N M S, Schumacher J C, Smith D C, Stephenson N C N, Ungaretti L, Whittaker E J W, Youzhi G (1997) Nomenclature of amphiboles: report of the Subcommittee on Amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 219-246   [view file]

Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Harlow G E, Maresch W V, Martin R F, Schumacher J C, Welch M D (2012) Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup, American Mineralogist, 97, 2031-2048   [view file]

Jenkins D M, Ventura G D, Orberti R, Bozhilov K (2013) Synthesis and characterization of amphiboles along the tremolite-glaucophane join, American Mineralogist, 98, 588-600