Zigrasite R120143

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Name: Zigrasite
RRUFF ID: R120143
Ideal Chemistry: MgZr(PO4)2·4H2O
Locality: Dunton quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Source: James Zigras [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Single brownish yellow grain; holotype specimen
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Malhmoodite (3) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R120143
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R120143.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.307(3)Å    b: 9.341(4)Å    c: 9.638(4)Å
alpha: 97.33(2)°    beta: 91.50(3)°    gamma: 90.50(3)°   Volume: 473.7(2)Å3    Crystal System: triclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Zigrasite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M (2008) New minerals approved in 2008, in International Mineralogical Association 1-13   [view file]

Hawthorne F C, Ball N A, Nizamoff J W, Simmons W B (2009) Zigrasite, MgZr(PO4)2(H2O)4, a new phosphate mineral from the Dunton quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA, Mineralogical Magazine, 73, 415-420   [view file]

Hawthorne F C, Simmons W B (2010) The crystal structure of zigrasite, MgZr(PO4)2(H2O)4, a heteropolyhedral framework structure, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 567-575   [view file]

Piilonen P C, Rowe R, Poirier G, Tait K T (2011) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 96, 1654-1661   [view file]