(oh,f,cl)-dominant amphiboles R110198 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Fluorcalciopyrochlore R110198

Name: Fluorcalciopyrochlore
RRUFF ID: R110198
Ideal Chemistry: (Ca,Na)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆F
Locality: St Lawrence Columbium mine, Oka complex, Oka, Quebec, Canada
Source: Donald Doell [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark brownish-red octahedra
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R110198.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Ca_1.17Na_0.49Ce_0.19Mn_0.03La_0.03Pr_0.01Th_0.01)(Nb_1.55Ti_0.31Fe_0.09Zr_0.04Ta_0.01)O₆[F_0.63(OH)_0.37]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample; 780 nm spectrum overwhelmed by fluorescence.

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R110198

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample; 780 nm spectrum overwhelmed by fluorescence.

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R110198.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 10.453(3)Å b: 10.453(3)Å c: 10.453(3)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1142.3(2)Å³ Crystal System: cubic

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 Fluorcalciopyrochlore
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2013) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 17. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 2997-3005 [view file]
Li G, Yang G, Lu F, Xiong M, Ge X, Pan B, Fourestier J D (2016) Fluorcalciopyrochlore, a new mineral species from Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia, P.R. China, The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 1285-1291 [view file]
Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F, Gagné O C (2018) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 103, 2036-2048 [view file]
Zaitsev A N, Spratt J, Shtukenberg A G, Zolotarev A A, Britvin S N, Petrov S V, Kuptsova A V, Antonov A V (2021) Oscillatory- and sector-zoned pyrochlore from carbonatites of the Kerimasi volcano, Gregory rift, Tanzania, Mineralogical Magazine, 85, 532-553

REFERENCES for Fluorcalciopyrochlore

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2013) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 17. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 2997-3005 [view file]

Li G, Yang G, Lu F, Xiong M, Ge X, Pan B, Fourestier J D (2016) Fluorcalciopyrochlore, a new mineral species from Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia, P.R. China, The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 1285-1291 [view file]

Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F, Gagné O C (2018) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 103, 2036-2048 [view file]

Zaitsev A N, Spratt J, Shtukenberg A G, Zolotarev A A, Britvin S N, Petrov S V, Kuptsova A V, Antonov A V (2021) Oscillatory- and sector-zoned pyrochlore from carbonatites of the Kerimasi volcano, Gregory rift, Tanzania, Mineralogical Magazine, 85, 532-553