(oh,f,cl)-dominant amphiboles R140342 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Franckeite R140342

Name: Franckeite
RRUFF ID: R140342
Ideal Chemistry: Pb_21.7Sn_9.3Fe_4.0Sb_8.1S_56.9
Locality: Pacific Limestone Products Quarry, near Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black anhedral crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Cylindrite (4) ]

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R140342

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R140342.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 5.776(3)Å b: 5.876(3)Å c: 17.405(7)Å
alpha: 92.21(3)° beta: 90.58(3)° gamma: 89.47(3)° Volume: 590.2(8)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

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REFERENCES for Franckeite
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]
Stelzner A W (1893) Ueber Franckeit, ein neues Erz aus Bolivia, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, 1893, 114-124 [view file]
Prior G T (1904) On teallite, a new sulphostannite of lead from Bolivia; and its relations to frankeite and cylindrite, Mineralogical Magazine, 14, 21-27 [view file]
Wang S, Kuo KH (1991) Crystal lattices and crystal chemistry of cylindrite and franckeite, Acta Crystallographica, A47, 381-392
Shimizu M, Moh G H, Kato A (1992) Potosiite and incaite from the Hoei mine, Japan, Mineralogy and Petrology, 46, 155-161
Lafond A, Nader A, Moelo Y, Meerschaut A, Briggs A, Perrin S, Monceau P, Rouxel J (1997) X-ray structure determination and superconductivity of a new layered misfit compound with a franckeite-like stacking, [(Pb,Sb)S]_2.28NbS₂, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 261, 114-122
Henriksen R B, Makovicky E, Stipp S L S, Nissen C, Eggleston C M (2002) Atomic-scale observations of franckeite surface morphology, American Mineralogist, 87, 1273-1278 [view file]
Makovicky E, Petříček V, Dušek M, Topa D (2011) The crystal structure of franckeite, Pb_21.7Sn_9.3Fe_4.0Sb_8.1S_56.9, American Mineralogist, 96, 1686-1702 [view file]
Zschiesche H, Aygar A M, Langelier B, Szkopek T, Botton G A (2022) Atomic scale chemical ordering in franckeite-a natural van der Waals superlattice, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 34, 055403 [view file]

REFERENCES for Franckeite

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]

Stelzner A W (1893) Ueber Franckeit, ein neues Erz aus Bolivia, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, 1893, 114-124 [view file]

Prior G T (1904) On teallite, a new sulphostannite of lead from Bolivia; and its relations to frankeite and cylindrite, Mineralogical Magazine, 14, 21-27 [view file]

Wang S, Kuo KH (1991) Crystal lattices and crystal chemistry of cylindrite and franckeite, Acta Crystallographica, A47, 381-392

Shimizu M, Moh G H, Kato A (1992) Potosiite and incaite from the Hoei mine, Japan, Mineralogy and Petrology, 46, 155-161

Lafond A, Nader A, Moelo Y, Meerschaut A, Briggs A, Perrin S, Monceau P, Rouxel J (1997) X-ray structure determination and superconductivity of a new layered misfit compound with a franckeite-like stacking, [(Pb,Sb)S]_2.28NbS₂, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 261, 114-122

Henriksen R B, Makovicky E, Stipp S L S, Nissen C, Eggleston C M (2002) Atomic-scale observations of franckeite surface morphology, American Mineralogist, 87, 1273-1278 [view file]

Makovicky E, Petříček V, Dušek M, Topa D (2011) The crystal structure of franckeite, Pb_21.7Sn_9.3Fe_4.0Sb_8.1S_56.9, American Mineralogist, 96, 1686-1702 [view file]

Zschiesche H, Aygar A M, Langelier B, Szkopek T, Botton G A (2022) Atomic scale chemical ordering in franckeite-a natural van der Waals superlattice, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 34, 055403 [view file]