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Sahlinite R130115
Name: Sahlinite
RRUFF ID: R130115
Ideal Chemistry: Pb14O9(AsO4)2Cl4
Locality: Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden
Source: Rock Currier [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Compact aggregate of very pale yellow grains with evident cleavage, associated with black hausmannite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R130115
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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: R130115.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 12.727(1)Å    b: 22.576(2)Å    c: 11.2909(7)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 118.584(4)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 2848.7(5)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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

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REFERENCES for Sahlinite

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]

Aminoff G (1934) Note on a new mineral from Långban (Sahlinite), Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 56, 493-494   [view file]

Foshag W F (1935) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 20, 314-317   [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

Dunn P J, Chao G Y, Fitzpatrick J J, Langley R H, Fleischer M, Zilczer J A (1986) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 71, 227-232   [view file]

Bonaccorsi E, Pasero M (2003) Crystal structure refinement of sahlinite, Pb14(AsO4)2O9Cl4, Mineralogical Magazine, 67, 15-21   [view file]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2004) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 89, 467-471   [view file]