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Glaucophane R050333

Name: Glaucophane
RRUFF ID: R050333
Ideal Chemistry: ◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Locality: Cazadero, Sonoma County, California, USA
Source: California Institute of Technology W-204
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Blackish-blue fibrous aggregate
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

Mineral Group: [ amphibole (107) ]

Quick search: [ All Glaucophane samples (3) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R050333.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	◻(Na_1.96Ca_0.02◻_0.02)_Σ=2(Mg_1.89Fe²⁺_1.08Mn_0.03)_Σ=3(Al_1.52Fe³⁺_0.48)_Σ=2Si_8.00O₂₂(OH)₂

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R050333

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance)

RRUFF ID:

R050333.1

Instrument settings:

SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR

Resolution:

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R050333.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 9.560(1)Å b: 17.762(3)Å c: 5.3045(6)Å
alpha: 90.° beta: 103.599(7)° gamma: 90.° Volume: 875.5(1)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.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Glaucophane
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]
Hausmann J F L (1845) Beiträge zur Oryktographie von Syra, Journal für Praktische Chemie, 1845, 238–241 [view file]
Borg I Y (1967) Optical properties and cell parameters in the glaucophane-riebeckite series, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 15, 67-92 [view file]
Papike J J, Clark J R, (1968) The crystal structure and cation distribution of glaucophane, American Mineralogist, 53, 1156-1173
Leake B E (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles, American Mineralogist, 63, 1023-1052 [view file]
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]
Huang E P (2002) Raman spectroscopic study of amphiboles, Doctoral Dissertation, 1, 1-138 [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]
Apopei A I, Buzgar N (2010) The Raman study of amphiboles, Analele Stiintifice Ale Universitatii, Al. I. Cuza Iasi Geologie, 56, 57-83 [view file]
Jenkins D M, Ventura G D, Orberti R, Bozhilov K (2013) Synthesis and characterization of amphiboles along the tremolite-glaucophane join, American Mineralogist, 98, 588-600
Brown J M, Abramson E H (2016) Elasticity of calcium and calcium-sodium amphiboles, Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors, 261, 161-171
Thompson E C, Campbell A J, Liu Z (2016) In-situ infrared spectroscopic studies of hydroxyl in amphiboles at high pressure, American Mineralogist, 101, 706-712
Howe H, Pawley A R, Welch M D (2018) Sodium amphibole in the post-glaucophane high-pressure domain: The role of eckermannite, American Mineralogist, 103, 989-992
Vigliaturo R, Elkassas S M, Ventura G, Redhammer G, Ruiz-Zepeda F, O’Shea M J, Drasic G, Gieré R (2021) Multi-scale characterization of glaucophane from Chiavolino (Biella, Italy): implications for international regulations on elongate mineral particles, European Journal of Mineralogy, 33, 77-112
Tribaudino M, Hovis G L, Almer C, Leaman A (2022) Thermal expansion of minerals in the amphibole supergroup, American Mineralogist, 107, 1302-1312

REFERENCES for Glaucophane

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]

Hausmann J F L (1845) Beiträge zur Oryktographie von Syra, Journal für Praktische Chemie, 1845, 238–241 [view file]

Borg I Y (1967) Optical properties and cell parameters in the glaucophane-riebeckite series, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 15, 67-92 [view file]

Papike J J, Clark J R, (1968) The crystal structure and cation distribution of glaucophane, American Mineralogist, 53, 1156-1173

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

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]

Huang E P (2002) Raman spectroscopic study of amphiboles, Doctoral Dissertation, 1, 1-138 [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]

Apopei A I, Buzgar N (2010) The Raman study of amphiboles, Analele Stiintifice Ale Universitatii, Al. I. Cuza Iasi Geologie, 56, 57-83 [view file]

Jenkins D M, Ventura G D, Orberti R, Bozhilov K (2013) Synthesis and characterization of amphiboles along the tremolite-glaucophane join, American Mineralogist, 98, 588-600

Brown J M, Abramson E H (2016) Elasticity of calcium and calcium-sodium amphiboles, Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors, 261, 161-171

Thompson E C, Campbell A J, Liu Z (2016) In-situ infrared spectroscopic studies of hydroxyl in amphiboles at high pressure, American Mineralogist, 101, 706-712

Howe H, Pawley A R, Welch M D (2018) Sodium amphibole in the post-glaucophane high-pressure domain: The role of eckermannite, American Mineralogist, 103, 989-992

Vigliaturo R, Elkassas S M, Ventura G, Redhammer G, Ruiz-Zepeda F, O’Shea M J, Drasic G, Gieré R (2021) Multi-scale characterization of glaucophane from Chiavolino (Biella, Italy): implications for international regulations on elongate mineral particles, European Journal of Mineralogy, 33, 77-112

Tribaudino M, Hovis G L, Almer C, Leaman A (2022) Thermal expansion of minerals in the amphibole supergroup, American Mineralogist, 107, 1302-1312