(oh,f,cl)-dominant amphiboles R070531 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Ferro-gedrite R070531

Name: Ferro-gedrite
RRUFF ID: R070531
Ideal Chemistry: ◻Fe²⁺₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Locality: Ludvika, Dalarna District, Kopparberg, Sweden
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Flattened black prismatic crystals in semi-sheaflike aggregates, associated with quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ amphibole (107) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R070531.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Na_0.56◻_0.44)_Σ=1(Fe²⁺_1.94Mn_0.05Ca_0.01)_Σ=2(Fe²⁺_1.92Mg_1.53Al_1.52Fe³⁺_0.02Ti_0.01)_Σ=5(Si_5.88Al_2.12)_Σ=8O₂₂(OH)₂; = light phase, and the dark phase is quartz
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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RRUFF ID:

R070531

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070531.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 18.500(1)Å b: 17.80(1)Å c: 5.276(3)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1738(3)Å³ Crystal System: orthorhombic

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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REFERENCES for Ferro-gedrite
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]
Tilley C E (1939) Kyanite-gedrite parageneses, Geological Magazine, 76, 326-330 [view file]
Seki Y, Yamasaki M (1957) Aluminian ferroanthophyllite from the Kitakami Mountainland, Northeastern Japan, American Mineralogist, 42, 506-520
Milton D J, Ito J (1961) Gedrite from Oxford County, Maine, American Mineralogist, 46, 734-740
Leake B E (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles, American Mineralogist, 63, 1023-1052 [view file]
Matsubara S, Kato A, Nomura M (1980) The occurence of ferro-gedrite from the Kawai Mine, Ena, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, Bulletin National Science Museum, Tokyo Series C, 6, 107-113
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]
Leake B E, Woolley A R, Birch W D, Burke E A J, Ferraris G, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Schumacher J C, Stephenson N C N, Whittaker E J W (2003) Nomenclature of amphiboles: additions and revisions to the International Mineralogical Association’s 1997 recommendations, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 1355-1362 [view file]
Burke E A J, Leake B E (2004) "Named amphiboles": a new category of amphiboles recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA), and the proper order of prefixes to be used in amphibole names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 1881-1883 [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]

REFERENCES for Ferro-gedrite

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]

Tilley C E (1939) Kyanite-gedrite parageneses, Geological Magazine, 76, 326-330 [view file]

Seki Y, Yamasaki M (1957) Aluminian ferroanthophyllite from the Kitakami Mountainland, Northeastern Japan, American Mineralogist, 42, 506-520

Milton D J, Ito J (1961) Gedrite from Oxford County, Maine, American Mineralogist, 46, 734-740

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

Matsubara S, Kato A, Nomura M (1980) The occurence of ferro-gedrite from the Kawai Mine, Ena, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, Bulletin National Science Museum, Tokyo Series C, 6, 107-113

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]

Leake B E, Woolley A R, Birch W D, Burke E A J, Ferraris G, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Schumacher J C, Stephenson N C N, Whittaker E J W (2003) Nomenclature of amphiboles: additions and revisions to the International Mineralogical Association’s 1997 recommendations, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 1355-1362 [view file]

Burke E A J, Leake B E (2004) "Named amphiboles": a new category of amphiboles recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA), and the proper order of prefixes to be used in amphibole names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 1881-1883 [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]