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Sarkinite R080065

Name: Sarkinite
RRUFF ID: R080065
Ideal Chemistry: Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)
Locality: Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden
Source: Michael Scott S103709 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Vitreous pink massive
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Wagnerite (7) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R080065

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 10% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R080065.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 12.751(2)Å b: 13.577(2)Å c: 10.189(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 108.857(8)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1669.2(4)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

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 - RAW)
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REFERENCES for Sarkinite
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]
Sjögren A (1885) Sarkinit, ett nytt manganarseniat från Pajsbergs jern- och mangan-malmsgrufva i Filipstads bergslag, Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 7, 724-726 [view file]
Palache C, Bauer L H, Berman H (1938) Yeatmanite, a new mineral, and sarkinite from Franklin, New Jersey, American Mineralogist, 23, 527-530 [view file]
Richmond W E (1940) Crystal chemistry of the phosphates, arsenates and vanadates of the type A₂XO₄(Z), American Mineralogist, 25, 441-478 [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
dal Negro A, Giuseppetti G, Pozas J M M (1974) The crystal structure of sarkinite, Mn₂AsO₄(OH), Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 21, 246-260
Hålenius U, Westlund E (1998) Manganese valency and the colour of the Mn₂AsO₄(OH) polymorphs eveite and sarkinite, Mineralogical Magazine, 62(1), 113-119 [view file]

REFERENCES for Sarkinite

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]

Sjögren A (1885) Sarkinit, ett nytt manganarseniat från Pajsbergs jern- och mangan-malmsgrufva i Filipstads bergslag, Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 7, 724-726 [view file]

Palache C, Bauer L H, Berman H (1938) Yeatmanite, a new mineral, and sarkinite from Franklin, New Jersey, American Mineralogist, 23, 527-530 [view file]

Richmond W E (1940) Crystal chemistry of the phosphates, arsenates and vanadates of the type A₂XO₄(Z), American Mineralogist, 25, 441-478 [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

dal Negro A, Giuseppetti G, Pozas J M M (1974) The crystal structure of sarkinite, Mn₂AsO₄(OH), Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 21, 246-260

Hålenius U, Westlund E (1998) Manganese valency and the colour of the Mn₂AsO₄(OH) polymorphs eveite and sarkinite, Mineralogical Magazine, 62(1), 113-119 [view file]