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Osumilite R060385

Name: Osumilite
RRUFF ID: R060385
Ideal Chemistry: KFe₂(Al₅Si₁₀)O₃₀
Locality: Funtanafigu Quarry, Monte Arci, near Oristano, Sardinia
Source: Michael Scott S100097 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black tabular distorted hexagonal crystals associated with colorless tridymite
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Milarite (18) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060385.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(K_0.72Na_0.15Ca_0.01)_Σ=0.88(Fe²⁺_1.07Mg_0.93Mn_0.06)_Σ=2.06(Al_2.69Fe³⁺_0.31)_Σ=3(Si_10.28Al_1.72)_Σ=12O₃₀
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Sample is oriented and mounted on a pin.

Pin ID:

M01656

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:

R060385

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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	Raman Data (RAW)
	RRUFF File

POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060385.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 10.141(1)Å b: 10.141(1)Å c: 14.303(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1273.8(3)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

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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	DIF File
	X-ray Data (XY - Processed)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Osumilite
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]
Miyashiro A (1953) Osumilite, a new mineral, and cordierite in volcanic rocks, Proceedings of the Japan Academy, 29, 321-323 [view file]
Fleischer M (1954) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 39, 690-692 [view file]
Miyashiro A (1956) Osumilite, a new silicate mineral, and its crystal structure, American Mineralogist, 41, 104-116 [view file]
Chinner G A, Dixon P D (1973) Irish osumilite, Mineralogical Magazine, 39, 189-192 [view file]
Hesse K F, Seifert F (1982) Site occupancy refinement of osumilite, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 160, 179-182 [view file]
Armbruster T, Oberhänsli R (1988) Crystal chemistry of double-ring silicates: structural, chemical, and optical variation in osumilites, American Mineralogist, 73, 585-594 [view file]
Seryotkin Y V, Sokol E V, Bakakin V V, Likhacheva A Y (2008) Pyrometamorphic osumilite: occurrence, paragenesis, and crystal structure as compared to cordierite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 20, 191-198
Gagné O C, Hawthorne F C (2016) Chemographic exploration of the milarite-type structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 1229-1247

REFERENCES for Osumilite

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]

Miyashiro A (1953) Osumilite, a new mineral, and cordierite in volcanic rocks, Proceedings of the Japan Academy, 29, 321-323 [view file]

Fleischer M (1954) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 39, 690-692 [view file]

Miyashiro A (1956) Osumilite, a new silicate mineral, and its crystal structure, American Mineralogist, 41, 104-116 [view file]

Chinner G A, Dixon P D (1973) Irish osumilite, Mineralogical Magazine, 39, 189-192 [view file]

Hesse K F, Seifert F (1982) Site occupancy refinement of osumilite, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 160, 179-182 [view file]

Armbruster T, Oberhänsli R (1988) Crystal chemistry of double-ring silicates: structural, chemical, and optical variation in osumilites, American Mineralogist, 73, 585-594 [view file]

Seryotkin Y V, Sokol E V, Bakakin V V, Likhacheva A Y (2008) Pyrometamorphic osumilite: occurrence, paragenesis, and crystal structure as compared to cordierite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 20, 191-198

Gagné O C, Hawthorne F C (2016) Chemographic exploration of the milarite-type structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 1229-1247