R060173 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

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Diaphorite R060173

Name: Diaphorite
RRUFF ID: R060173
Ideal Chemistry: Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈
Locality: Van Silver mine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Source: Ty Balacko TB4 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Steel-gray striated prismatic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060173.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Pb_1.90Ag_0.07Cu_0.03)_Σ=2Ag_3.00Sb_3.00S_8.00
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060173

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 65% of 150mW

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	Raman Data (Processed)
	RRUFF File
	Raman Data (RAW)
	RRUFF File

POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060173.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 17.93(1)Å b: 5.906(4)Å c: 15.880(6)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 116.31(3)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1507(2)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

File Type Information

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

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	X-ray Data (XY - Processed)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Diaphorite
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]
Zepharovich M V R (1871) Über Diaphorit und Freieslebenit, Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 63, 130-156 [view file]
Hellner V E (1958) Über komplex zusammengesetzte Spießglanze III. Zur struktur des diaphorits, Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 110, 169-174 [view file]
Armbruster T, Makovicky E, Berlepsch P, Sejkora J (2003) Crystal structure, cation ordering, and polytypic character of diaphorite, Pb₂Ag₃Sb₃S₈, a PbS-based structure, European Journal of Mineralogy, 15, 137-146
Ondruš P, Veselovský F, Gabašová A, Hloušek J, Šrein V, Vavrín I, Skála R, Sejkora J, Drábek M (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 48, 19-147 [view file]

REFERENCES for Diaphorite

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]

Zepharovich M V R (1871) Über Diaphorit und Freieslebenit, Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 63, 130-156 [view file]

Hellner V E (1958) Über komplex zusammengesetzte Spießglanze III. Zur struktur des diaphorits, Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 110, 169-174 [view file]

Armbruster T, Makovicky E, Berlepsch P, Sejkora J (2003) Crystal structure, cation ordering, and polytypic character of diaphorite, Pb₂Ag₃Sb₃S₈, a PbS-based structure, European Journal of Mineralogy, 15, 137-146

Ondruš P, Veselovský F, Gabašová A, Hloušek J, Šrein V, Vavrín I, Skála R, Sejkora J, Drábek M (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 48, 19-147 [view file]