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Brewsterite-Sr R070227

Name: Brewsterite-Sr
RRUFF ID: R070227
Ideal Chemistry: Sr(Al₂Si₆)O₁₆·5H₂O
Locality: Strontian, North West Highlands (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK
Source: Michael Scott S101852 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless to off-white striated prismatic crystals associated with calcite and pyrite on gneissic matrix
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Brewsterite (2) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070227

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070227.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 6.7817(6)Å b: 17.533(1)Å c: 7.7567(6)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 94.473(5)° gamma: 90° Volume: 919.5(2)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

File Type Information

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

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
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REFERENCES for Brewsterite-Sr
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]
Brooke H J (1822) On the comptonite of Vesuvius, the brewsterite of Scotland, the stilbite and the heulandite, Edinburgh Philosophy Journal, 6, 112-115 [view file]
Perrotta A J, Smith J V (1964) The crystal structure of brewsterite, (Sr,Ba,Ca)Al₂Si₆O₁₆·5(H₂O), Acta Crystallographica, 17, 857-862
Schlenker J L, Pluth J J, Smith J V (1977) Refinement of the crystal structure of brewsterite, Ba_0.5Sr_1.5Al₄Si₁₂O₃₂·10(H2O), Acta Crystallographica, B33, 2907-2910
Akizuki M (1987) Crystal symmetry and order-disorder structure of brewsterite, American Mineralogist, 72, 645-648 [view file]
Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]
Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352 [view file]

REFERENCES for Brewsterite-Sr

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]

Brooke H J (1822) On the comptonite of Vesuvius, the brewsterite of Scotland, the stilbite and the heulandite, Edinburgh Philosophy Journal, 6, 112-115 [view file]

Perrotta A J, Smith J V (1964) The crystal structure of brewsterite, (Sr,Ba,Ca)Al₂Si₆O₁₆·5(H₂O), Acta Crystallographica, 17, 857-862

Schlenker J L, Pluth J J, Smith J V (1977) Refinement of the crystal structure of brewsterite, Ba_0.5Sr_1.5Al₄Si₁₂O₃₂·10(H2O), Acta Crystallographica, B33, 2907-2910

Akizuki M (1987) Crystal symmetry and order-disorder structure of brewsterite, American Mineralogist, 72, 645-648 [view file]

Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]

Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352 [view file]