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Dolomite R050129

Name: Dolomite
RRUFF ID: R050129
Ideal Chemistry: CaMg(CO₃)₂
Locality: Black Cloud mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Source: Dave Bunk Minerals
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Aggregate of colorless to white rhombohedra
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R050129.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Ca(Mg_0.62Fe²⁺_0.33Mn_0.05)_Σ=1(CO₃)₂ ; CO₂ estimated by difference
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Sample is oriented, mounted onto a pin and polished

Pin ID:

M00287

Orientation:

Laser parallel to a* (1 0 0). Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to c [0 0 1].

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R050129

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:

R050129.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Instrument settings:

SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR

Resolution:

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RRUFF ID:

R050129.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Instrument settings:

PIKE GladiATR - Far-IR on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR

Resolution:

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R050129.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 4.8220(1)Å b: 4.8220(1)Å c: 16.0995(9)Å
alpha: 90.° beta: 90.° gamma: 120.° Volume: 324.19(2)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

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

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

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REFERENCES for Dolomite
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]
Saussure H B (1792) Analyse de la dolomie, Observations sur la Physique, sur l’Histoire Naturelle et sur les Arts, 40, 161-173 [view file]
Goldsmith J R, Graf D L (1958) Relation between lattice constants and compositions of the Ca-Mg carbonates, American Mineralogist, 43, 84-101 [view file]
Howie R A, Broadhurst F M (1958) X-ray data for dolomite and ankerite, American Mineralogist, 43, 1210-1216
Graf D L (1961) Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates, American Mineralogist, 46, 1283-1316 [view file]
McKie D (1962) Goyazite and florencite from two African carbonatites, Mineralogical Magazine, 33, 281-297 [view file]
Trendall A F (1965) Technique for optical identification of iron-bearing dolomites: A modification and an evaluation, The Canadian Mineralogist, 8, 253-255 [view file]
Beran A, Zemann J (1977) Refinement and comparison of the crystal structures of a dolomite and of an Fe-rich ankerite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 24, 279-286
Jansen J B H, Feenstra A, Schuiling R D (1978) A spinel-forming reaction in aluminous dolomitic marbles of Naxos, Greece, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1978, 145-158
Rossi P L, Rinaldi R, Simboli G (1979) Heterogeneous feldspars in the Mid–Triassic volcanic rocks of the Dolomites, The Canadian Mineralogist, 17, 33-38 [view file]
Effenberger H, Mereiter K, Zemann J (1981) Crystal structure refinements of magnesite, calcite, rhodochrosite, siderite, smithonite, and dolomite, with discussion of some aspects of the stereochemistry of calcite type carbonates, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 156, 233-243 [view file]
Spear F S (1982) Phase equilibria of amphibolites from the post pond volcanics, Mt. cube quadrangle, Vermont, Journal of Petrology, 23, 383-426
Meunier A, Clement J Y, Bouchet A, Beaufort D (1988) Chlorite-calcite and corrensite-dolomite crystallization during two superimposed events of hydrothermal alteration in the "Les Crêtes" granite, Vosges, France, The Canadian Mineralogist, 26, 413-422 [view file]
Milodowski A E, Morgan D J, Warne S S J (1989) Thermal analysis studies of the dolomite-ferroan dolomite-ankerite series. ΙΙ. Decomposition mechanism in flowing CO₂ atmosphere, Thermochimica Acta, 152, 279-297 [view file]
Mozley P S, Hoernle K (1990) Geochemistry of carbonate cements in the Sag River and Shublik Formation (Triassic/Jurassic), North Slope, Alaska: implications for the geochemical evolution of formation waters, Sedimentology, 37, 817-836
Lüttge A, Metz P (1991) Mechanism and kinetics of the reaction 1 dolomite + 2 quartz = 1 diopside + 2 CO₂ investigated by powder experiments, The Canadian Mineralogist, 29, 803-821 [view file]
Ondruš P, Veselovský F, Gabašová A, Hloušek J, Šrein V, Vavrín I, Skála R, Sejkora J, Drábek M (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 48, 19-147 [view file]
Drits V A, McCarty D K, Sakharov B, Milliken K L (2005) New insight into structural and compositional variability in some ancient excess-Ca dolomite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 1255-1290 [view file]
Gunasekaran S, Anbalagan G, Pandi S (2006) Raman and infrared spectra of carbonates of calcite structure, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 37, 892-899
Gunter M E (2010) Defining asbestos: differences between the built and natural environments, Chimia, 64, 747-752
Rividi N, van Zuilen M, Philippot P, Ménez B, Godard G, Poidatz E (2010) Calibration of carbonate composition using micro-Raman analysis: Application to planetary surface exploration, Astrobiology, 10, 293-309
Franzolin E, Merlini M, Poli S, Schmidt M W (2012) The temperature and compositional dependence of disordering in Fe-bearing dolomites, American Mineralogist, 97, 1676-1684 [view file]
Barton I F, Yang H, Barton M D (2014) The mineralogy, geochemistry, and metallurgy of cobalt in the rhombohedral carbonates, The Canadian Mineralogist, 52, 653-669
Poli S (2014) Dolomite discloses a hidden history of subducting slabs, American Mineralogist, 99, 879-880
Merlini M, Sapelli F, Fumagalli P, Gatta G D, Lotti P, Tumiati S, Abdellatief M, Lausi A, Plaisier J, Hanfland M, Crichton W, Chantel J, Guignard J, Meneghini C, Pavese A, Poli S (2016) High-temperature and high-pressure behavior of carbonates in the ternary diagram CaCO₃-MgCO₃-FeCO₃, American Mineralogist, 101, 1423-1430
Perrin J, Vielzeuf D, Laporte D, Ricolleau A, Rossman G R, Floquet N (2016) Raman characterization of synthetic magnesian calcites, American Mineralogist, 101, 2525-2538
Giebel R J, Gauert C D K, Marks M A W, Costin G, Markl G (2017) Multi-stage formation of REE minerals in the Palabora Carbonatite Complex, South Africa, American Mineralogist, 102, 1218-1233
Solomatova N V, Asimow P D (2017) Ab initio study of the structure and stability of CaMg(CO₃)₂ at high pressure, American Mineralogist, 102, 210-215
Zucchini A, Prencipe M, Belmonte D, Comodi P (2017) Ab initio study of the dolomite to dolomite-II high-pressure phase transition, European Journal of Mineralogy, 29, 227-238
Farsang S, Facq S, Redfern S A T (2018) Raman modes of carbonate minerals as pressure and temperature gauges up to 6 GPa and 500 °C, American Mineralogist, 103, 1988-1998
Perchiazzi N, Barton I F, Vignola P (2018) Incorporation of Co in the dolomite structure: couples EPMA and single crystal structural studies of Co-rich dolomite from the Tenke-Fungurme district, Democratic Republic of Congo, The Canadian Mineralogist, 56, 151-158
Shatskiy A, Podborodnikov I V, Arefiev A V, Minin D A, Chanyshev A D, Litasov K D (2018) Revision of the CaCO₃-MgCO₃ phase diagram at 3 and 6 GPa, American Mineralogist, 103, 441-452
Zhang F, Xu H, Shelobolina E S, Konishi H, Roden E E (2021) Precipitation of low-temperature disordered dolomite induced by extracellular polymeric substances of methanogenic Archaea Methanosarcina barkeri: Implications for sedimentary dolomite formation, American Mineralogist, 106, 69-81
Wang F, Zhao C, Xu L, Liu J (2022) Effects of hydrostaticity and Mn-substitution on dolomite stability at high pressure, American Mineralogist, 107, 2234-2241

REFERENCES for Dolomite

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]

Saussure H B (1792) Analyse de la dolomie, Observations sur la Physique, sur l’Histoire Naturelle et sur les Arts, 40, 161-173 [view file]

Goldsmith J R, Graf D L (1958) Relation between lattice constants and compositions of the Ca-Mg carbonates, American Mineralogist, 43, 84-101 [view file]

Howie R A, Broadhurst F M (1958) X-ray data for dolomite and ankerite, American Mineralogist, 43, 1210-1216

Graf D L (1961) Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates, American Mineralogist, 46, 1283-1316 [view file]

McKie D (1962) Goyazite and florencite from two African carbonatites, Mineralogical Magazine, 33, 281-297 [view file]

Trendall A F (1965) Technique for optical identification of iron-bearing dolomites: A modification and an evaluation, The Canadian Mineralogist, 8, 253-255 [view file]

Beran A, Zemann J (1977) Refinement and comparison of the crystal structures of a dolomite and of an Fe-rich ankerite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 24, 279-286

Jansen J B H, Feenstra A, Schuiling R D (1978) A spinel-forming reaction in aluminous dolomitic marbles of Naxos, Greece, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1978, 145-158

Rossi P L, Rinaldi R, Simboli G (1979) Heterogeneous feldspars in the Mid–Triassic volcanic rocks of the Dolomites, The Canadian Mineralogist, 17, 33-38 [view file]

Effenberger H, Mereiter K, Zemann J (1981) Crystal structure refinements of magnesite, calcite, rhodochrosite, siderite, smithonite, and dolomite, with discussion of some aspects of the stereochemistry of calcite type carbonates, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 156, 233-243 [view file]

Spear F S (1982) Phase equilibria of amphibolites from the post pond volcanics, Mt. cube quadrangle, Vermont, Journal of Petrology, 23, 383-426

Meunier A, Clement J Y, Bouchet A, Beaufort D (1988) Chlorite-calcite and corrensite-dolomite crystallization during two superimposed events of hydrothermal alteration in the "Les Crêtes" granite, Vosges, France, The Canadian Mineralogist, 26, 413-422 [view file]

Milodowski A E, Morgan D J, Warne S S J (1989) Thermal analysis studies of the dolomite-ferroan dolomite-ankerite series. ΙΙ. Decomposition mechanism in flowing CO₂ atmosphere, Thermochimica Acta, 152, 279-297 [view file]

Mozley P S, Hoernle K (1990) Geochemistry of carbonate cements in the Sag River and Shublik Formation (Triassic/Jurassic), North Slope, Alaska: implications for the geochemical evolution of formation waters, Sedimentology, 37, 817-836

Lüttge A, Metz P (1991) Mechanism and kinetics of the reaction 1 dolomite + 2 quartz = 1 diopside + 2 CO₂ investigated by powder experiments, The Canadian Mineralogist, 29, 803-821 [view file]

Ondruš P, Veselovský F, Gabašová A, Hloušek J, Šrein V, Vavrín I, Skála R, Sejkora J, Drábek M (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 48, 19-147 [view file]

Drits V A, McCarty D K, Sakharov B, Milliken K L (2005) New insight into structural and compositional variability in some ancient excess-Ca dolomite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 1255-1290 [view file]

Gunasekaran S, Anbalagan G, Pandi S (2006) Raman and infrared spectra of carbonates of calcite structure, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 37, 892-899

Gunter M E (2010) Defining asbestos: differences between the built and natural environments, Chimia, 64, 747-752

Rividi N, van Zuilen M, Philippot P, Ménez B, Godard G, Poidatz E (2010) Calibration of carbonate composition using micro-Raman analysis: Application to planetary surface exploration, Astrobiology, 10, 293-309

Franzolin E, Merlini M, Poli S, Schmidt M W (2012) The temperature and compositional dependence of disordering in Fe-bearing dolomites, American Mineralogist, 97, 1676-1684 [view file]

Barton I F, Yang H, Barton M D (2014) The mineralogy, geochemistry, and metallurgy of cobalt in the rhombohedral carbonates, The Canadian Mineralogist, 52, 653-669

Poli S (2014) Dolomite discloses a hidden history of subducting slabs, American Mineralogist, 99, 879-880

Merlini M, Sapelli F, Fumagalli P, Gatta G D, Lotti P, Tumiati S, Abdellatief M, Lausi A, Plaisier J, Hanfland M, Crichton W, Chantel J, Guignard J, Meneghini C, Pavese A, Poli S (2016) High-temperature and high-pressure behavior of carbonates in the ternary diagram CaCO₃-MgCO₃-FeCO₃, American Mineralogist, 101, 1423-1430

Perrin J, Vielzeuf D, Laporte D, Ricolleau A, Rossman G R, Floquet N (2016) Raman characterization of synthetic magnesian calcites, American Mineralogist, 101, 2525-2538

Giebel R J, Gauert C D K, Marks M A W, Costin G, Markl G (2017) Multi-stage formation of REE minerals in the Palabora Carbonatite Complex, South Africa, American Mineralogist, 102, 1218-1233

Solomatova N V, Asimow P D (2017) Ab initio study of the structure and stability of CaMg(CO₃)₂ at high pressure, American Mineralogist, 102, 210-215

Zucchini A, Prencipe M, Belmonte D, Comodi P (2017) Ab initio study of the dolomite to dolomite-II high-pressure phase transition, European Journal of Mineralogy, 29, 227-238

Farsang S, Facq S, Redfern S A T (2018) Raman modes of carbonate minerals as pressure and temperature gauges up to 6 GPa and 500 °C, American Mineralogist, 103, 1988-1998

Perchiazzi N, Barton I F, Vignola P (2018) Incorporation of Co in the dolomite structure: couples EPMA and single crystal structural studies of Co-rich dolomite from the Tenke-Fungurme district, Democratic Republic of Congo, The Canadian Mineralogist, 56, 151-158

Shatskiy A, Podborodnikov I V, Arefiev A V, Minin D A, Chanyshev A D, Litasov K D (2018) Revision of the CaCO₃-MgCO₃ phase diagram at 3 and 6 GPa, American Mineralogist, 103, 441-452

Zhang F, Xu H, Shelobolina E S, Konishi H, Roden E E (2021) Precipitation of low-temperature disordered dolomite induced by extracellular polymeric substances of methanogenic Archaea Methanosarcina barkeri: Implications for sedimentary dolomite formation, American Mineralogist, 106, 69-81

Wang F, Zhao C, Xu L, Liu J (2022) Effects of hydrostaticity and Mn-substitution on dolomite stability at high pressure, American Mineralogist, 107, 2234-2241