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Kyanite R100159

Name: Kyanite
RRUFF ID: R100159
Ideal Chemistry: Al₂OSiO₄
Locality: Tanzania
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Reddish-orange cut gemstone
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ]

Quick search: [ All Kyanite samples (4) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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RRUFF ID:

R100159

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 25% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R100159.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 7.121(2)Å b: 7.855(3)Å c: 5.583(2)Å
alpha: 90.04(2)° beta: 100.99(2)° gamma: 106.05(2)° Volume: 294.14(6)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

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 Kyanite
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]
Hoffmann C A S (1789) Mineralsystem des Herrn Inspektor Werners mit dessen Erlaubnis herausgegeben von C A S Hoffmann, Bergmannisches Journal, 1, 369-398 [view file]
Hutton C O (1950) Studies of heavy detrital minerals, Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 61, 635-710 [view file]
de Rango C, Tsoucaris G, Zelwer C, Devaux J (1966) Comparaison de deux affinements de la structure de la cyanite, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 89, 419-424 [view file]
Church W R (1967) Abstract of paper presented at the twelfth annual meeting: The occurrence of kyanite, andalusite, pyrophyllite and kaolinite in lower Proterozoic (Huronian) rocks of Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, 9, 287-287 [view file]
International Mineralogical Association (1967) Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 131-136 [view file]
Faye G H, Nickel E H (1969) On the origin of colour and pleochroism of kyanite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 10, 35-46 [view file]
Ghent E D, Knitter C C, Raeside R P, Stout M Z (1982) Geothermometry and geobarometry of pelitic rocks, upper kyanite and sillimanite zones, Mica Creek area, British Columbia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 295-305 [view file]
Lang H M (1991) Quantitative interpretation of within-outcrop variation in metamorphic assemblage in staurolite-kyanite-grade metapelites, Baltimore, Maryland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 29, 655-671 [view file]
Mernagh T P, Liu L (1991) Raman spectra from the Al₂SiO₅ polymorphs at high pressure and room temperature, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 18, 126-130
Indares A (1997) Garnet-kyanite clinopyroxenites and garnet-kyanite restites from the Manicouagan Imbricate Zone: a case of high-P – high-T metamorphism in the Grenville Province, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1161-1171 [view file]
Pan Y, Fleet M E (1999) Kyanite in the western Superior Province of Ontario: implications for Archean accretionary tectonics, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 359-373 [view file]
Shannon R D, Shannon R C, Medenbach O, Fischer R X (2002) Refractive index and dispersion of fluorides and oxides, Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, 31, 931-970 [view file]
Ohuchi F S, Ghose S, Engelhard M H, Baer D R (2006) Chemical bonding and electronic structures of the Al₂SiO₅ polymorphs, andalusite, sillimanite, and kyanite: X-ray photoelectron- and electron energy loss spectroscopy studies, American Mineralogist, 91, 740-746 [view file]
Mikowski A, Soares P, Wypych F, Lepienski C M (2008) Fracture toughness, hardness, and elastic modulus of kyanite investigated by depth-sensing indentation technique, American Mineralogist, 93, 844-852 [view file]
Whitney D L, Samuelson W J (2019) Crystallization sequences of coexisting andalusite, kyanite, and sillimanite, and a report on a new locality: Lesjaverk, Norway, European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 731-737

REFERENCES for Kyanite

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]

Hoffmann C A S (1789) Mineralsystem des Herrn Inspektor Werners mit dessen Erlaubnis herausgegeben von C A S Hoffmann, Bergmannisches Journal, 1, 369-398 [view file]

Hutton C O (1950) Studies of heavy detrital minerals, Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 61, 635-710 [view file]

de Rango C, Tsoucaris G, Zelwer C, Devaux J (1966) Comparaison de deux affinements de la structure de la cyanite, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 89, 419-424 [view file]

Church W R (1967) Abstract of paper presented at the twelfth annual meeting: The occurrence of kyanite, andalusite, pyrophyllite and kaolinite in lower Proterozoic (Huronian) rocks of Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, 9, 287-287 [view file]

International Mineralogical Association (1967) Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 131-136 [view file]

Faye G H, Nickel E H (1969) On the origin of colour and pleochroism of kyanite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 10, 35-46 [view file]

Ghent E D, Knitter C C, Raeside R P, Stout M Z (1982) Geothermometry and geobarometry of pelitic rocks, upper kyanite and sillimanite zones, Mica Creek area, British Columbia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 295-305 [view file]

Lang H M (1991) Quantitative interpretation of within-outcrop variation in metamorphic assemblage in staurolite-kyanite-grade metapelites, Baltimore, Maryland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 29, 655-671 [view file]

Mernagh T P, Liu L (1991) Raman spectra from the Al₂SiO₅ polymorphs at high pressure and room temperature, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 18, 126-130

Indares A (1997) Garnet-kyanite clinopyroxenites and garnet-kyanite restites from the Manicouagan Imbricate Zone: a case of high-P – high-T metamorphism in the Grenville Province, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1161-1171 [view file]

Pan Y, Fleet M E (1999) Kyanite in the western Superior Province of Ontario: implications for Archean accretionary tectonics, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 359-373 [view file]

Shannon R D, Shannon R C, Medenbach O, Fischer R X (2002) Refractive index and dispersion of fluorides and oxides, Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, 31, 931-970 [view file]

Ohuchi F S, Ghose S, Engelhard M H, Baer D R (2006) Chemical bonding and electronic structures of the Al₂SiO₅ polymorphs, andalusite, sillimanite, and kyanite: X-ray photoelectron- and electron energy loss spectroscopy studies, American Mineralogist, 91, 740-746 [view file]

Mikowski A, Soares P, Wypych F, Lepienski C M (2008) Fracture toughness, hardness, and elastic modulus of kyanite investigated by depth-sensing indentation technique, American Mineralogist, 93, 844-852 [view file]

Whitney D L, Samuelson W J (2019) Crystallization sequences of coexisting andalusite, kyanite, and sillimanite, and a report on a new locality: Lesjaverk, Norway, European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 731-737