Mozartite R180002

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Name: Mozartite
RRUFF ID: R180002
Ideal Chemistry: CaMn3+(SiO4)(OH)
Locality: N'Chwaning III mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Source: Ludi von Bezing
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Red granular or pseudo-rhombohedral crystals, associated with colorless elongated celestine, calcite, and quartz (two pieces)
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Adelite (19) ]
Quick search: [ All Mozartite samples (2) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R180002
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R180002.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.8675(31)Å    b: 7.2532(32)Å    c: 8.7365(40)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 371.81(11)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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REFERENCES for Mozartite

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]

Basso R, Lucchetti G, Zefiro L, Palenzona A (1993) Mozartite, CaMn(OH)SiO4, a new mineral species from the Cerchiara Mine, Northern Apennines, Italy, The Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 331-336   [view file]

Jambor J L, Grew E S (1994) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 79, 387-391   [view file]

Nyfeler D, Hoffmann C, Armbruster T, Kunz M, Libowitzky E (1997) Orthorhombic Jahn-Teller distortion and Si-OH in mozartite, CaMn3+O[SiO3OH]: a single crystal X-ray, FTIR, and structure modeling study, American Mineralogist, 82, 841-848   [view file]