,32.2531,-110.948 R070128 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Kaersutite R070128

Name: Kaersutite
RRUFF ID: R070128
Ideal Chemistry: NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂
Locality: Mt Etna, Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy
Source: Michael Scott S100410 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black cleavage fragment with dark-red internal highlites
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:	R070128.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Na_0.65K_0.15◻_0.20)_Σ=1(Ca_1.82Na_0.18)_Σ=2(Mg_2.64Fe²⁺_1.36)_Σ=4(Ti_0.64Fe²⁺_0.15Al_0.10Fe³⁺_0.09Mn_0.02)_Σ=1(Si_5.91Al_2.09)_Σ=8O₂₂O(OH); OH assumed by stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070128

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070128.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 9.814(3)Å b: 18.084(5)Å c: 5.3071(8)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 105.20(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 908.9(3)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.

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REFERENCES for Kaersutite
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]
Gunn B M (1972) The fractionation effect of kaersutite in basaltic magmas, The Canadian Mineralogist, 11, 840-850 [view file]
Hawthorne F C, Grundy H D (1973) the crystal chemistry of the amphiboles II. Refinement of the crystal structure of oxy-kaersutite, Mineralogical Magazine, 39, 390-400 [view file]
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]
Tiepolo M, Zanetti A, Oberti R (1999) Detection, crystal-chemical mechanisms and petrological implications of ^[6]Ti⁴⁺ partitioning in pargasite and kaersutite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 345-354
Mikouchi T, Miyamoto M (2000) Micro Raman spectroscopy of amphiboles and pyroxenes in the martian meteorites Zagami and Lewis Cliff 88516, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 35, 155-159 [view file]
Comodi P, Boffa Ballaran T, Zanazzi P F, Capalbo C, Zanetti A, Nazzareni S (2010) The effect of oxo-component on the high-pressure behavior of amphiboles, American Mineralogist, 95, 1042-1051 [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 Kaersutite

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]

Gunn B M (1972) The fractionation effect of kaersutite in basaltic magmas, The Canadian Mineralogist, 11, 840-850 [view file]

Hawthorne F C, Grundy H D (1973) the crystal chemistry of the amphiboles II. Refinement of the crystal structure of oxy-kaersutite, Mineralogical Magazine, 39, 390-400 [view file]

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]

Tiepolo M, Zanetti A, Oberti R (1999) Detection, crystal-chemical mechanisms and petrological implications of ^[6]Ti⁴⁺ partitioning in pargasite and kaersutite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 345-354

Mikouchi T, Miyamoto M (2000) Micro Raman spectroscopy of amphiboles and pyroxenes in the martian meteorites Zagami and Lewis Cliff 88516, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 35, 155-159 [view file]

Comodi P, Boffa Ballaran T, Zanazzi P F, Capalbo C, Zanetti A, Nazzareni S (2010) The effect of oxo-component on the high-pressure behavior of amphiboles, American Mineralogist, 95, 1042-1051 [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]