(oh,f,cl)-dominant amphiboles R140465 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Pyroxferroite R140465

Name: Pyroxferroite
RRUFF ID: R140465
Ideal Chemistry: Fe²⁺SiO₃
Locality: Isanago mine, Ohro, Kyotango city, Kyoto Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Source: Rock Currier [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Vitreous pinkish granular crystals, associated with black magnetite.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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RRUFF ID:

R140465

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R140465.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 6.651(1)Å b: 7.545(2)Å c: 17.365(3)Å
alpha: 113.99(1)° beta: 82.43(1)° gamma: 94.59(1)° Volume: 788.8(2)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

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 Pyroxferroite
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]
Chao E C T, Minkin J A, Frondel C, Klein C, Drake J C, Fuchs L, Tani B, Smith J V, Anderson A T, Moore P B, Zechman G R, Traill R J, Plant A G, Douglas J A V, Dence M R (1970) Pyroxferroite, a new calcium-bearing iron silicate from Tranquillity Base, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Supplemental Proceedings of the Apollo XI Lunar Science Conference, 1, 65-79 [view file]
Fleischer M (1970) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 55, 2135-2139 [view file]
Burnham C W (1971) The crystal structure of pyroxferroite from Mare Tranquillitatis, Proceedings of the Second Lunar Science Conference, 1, 47-57

REFERENCES for Pyroxferroite

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]

Chao E C T, Minkin J A, Frondel C, Klein C, Drake J C, Fuchs L, Tani B, Smith J V, Anderson A T, Moore P B, Zechman G R, Traill R J, Plant A G, Douglas J A V, Dence M R (1970) Pyroxferroite, a new calcium-bearing iron silicate from Tranquillity Base, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Supplemental Proceedings of the Apollo XI Lunar Science Conference, 1, 65-79 [view file]

Fleischer M (1970) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 55, 2135-2139 [view file]

Burnham C W (1971) The crystal structure of pyroxferroite from Mare Tranquillitatis, Proceedings of the Second Lunar Science Conference, 1, 47-57