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Chromite R110059

Name: Chromite
RRUFF ID: R110059
Ideal Chemistry: Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄
Locality: Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black crystals embedded in a matrix of enstatite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Spinel (66) ]

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R110059

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R110059.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.326(5)Å b: 8.326(5)Å c: 8.326(5)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 277.23(7)Å³ Crystal System: cubic

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 Chromite
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]
Haidinger W (1845) Chromit, in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie Bei Braumüller and Seidel Wien 550-550 [view file]
Hutton C O (1950) Studies of heavy detrital minerals, Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 61, 635-710 [view file]
Fleischer M (1964) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 49, 439-448 [view file]
Bøe P (1978) Ilmenite exsolution intergrowths in chromite from Raisduoddar—Hal'di, Troms, Norway, The Canadian Mineralogist, 16, 597-600 [view file]
Jan M Q, Windley B F, Wilson R N (1984) Chromian andradite and olivine-chromite relations in a chromitite layer from the Jijal complex, northwestern Pakistan, The Canadian Mineralogist, 22, 341-345 [view file]
Whittaker P J, Watkinson D H (1984) Genesis of chromitite from the Mitchell Range, central British Columbia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 22, 161-172 [view file]
Zhou M F, Kerrich R (1992) Morphology and composition of chromite in komatiites from the Belingwe greenstone belt, Zimbabwe, The Canadian Mineralogist, 30, 303-317 [view file]
Yang K, Seccombe P K (1993) Chemical variation of chromite in the ultramafic cumulates of the Great Serpentinite Belt, Upper Bingara to Doonba, New South Wales, Australia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 75-87 [view file]
Roeder P L (1994) Chromite: from the fiery rain of chondrules to the Kilauea Iki Lava Lake, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 729-746 [view file]
Challis A, Grapes R, Palmer K (1995) Chromian muscovite, uvarovite, and zincian chromite: products of regional metasomatism in northwest Nelson, New Zealand, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 1263-1284 [view file]
Liipo J P, Vuollo J I, Nykänen V M, Piirainen T A (1995) Zoned Zn-rich chromite from the Näätäniemi serpentinite massif, Kuhmo greenstone belt, Finland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 537-545 [view file]
Peltonen P (1995) Crystallization and re-equilibration of zoned chromite in ultramafic cumulates, Vammala Ni-belt, southwestern Finland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 521-535 [view file]
Figueiras J, Waerenborgh J C (1997) Fully oxidized chromite in the Serra Alta (South Portugal) quartzites: chemical and structural characterization and geological implications, Mineralogical Magazine, 61, 627-638 [view file]
Weiser T W, Hirdes W (1997) Zinc-rich chromite from Paleoproterozoic conglomerates at Tarkwa gold mine, Ghana, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 587-595 [view file]
Brenan J M, Rose L A (2002) Experimental constraints on the wetting of chromite by sulfide liquid, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1113-1126 [view file]
Lenaz D, Skogby H, Princivalle F, Hålenius U (2004) Structural changes and valence states in the MgCr₂O₄-FeCr₂O₄ solid solution series, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 31, 633-642
Lenaz D, Braidotti R, Princivalle F, Garuti G, Zaccarini F (2007) Crystal chemistry and structural refinement of chromites from different chromitite layers and xenoliths of the Bushveld Complex, European Journal of Mineralogy, 19, 599-609
Proenza J A, Zaccarini F, Lewis J F, Longo F, Garuti G (2007) Chromian spinel composition and the platinum-group minerals of the PGE-rich Loma Peguera chromitites, Loma Caribe peridotite, Dominican Republic, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 631-648 [view file]
Lenaz D, Logvinova A M, Princivalle F, Sobolev N V (2009) Structural parameters of chromite included in diamond and kimberlites from Siberia: A new tool for discriminating ultramafic source, American Mineralogist, 94, 1067-1070 [view file]
Shi N, Bai W, Li G, Xiong M, Yang J, Ma Z, Rong H (2012) Naquite, FeSi, a new mineral species from Luobusha, Tibet, Western China, Acta Geologica Sinica, 86, 533-538 [view file]
Theiss F L, Ayoko G A, Frost R L (2013) Stichtite a review, Clay Minerals, 48, 143-148 [view file]
Ishii T, Kojitani H, Tsukamoto S, Fujino K, Mori D, Inaguma Y, Tsujino N, Yoshino T, Yamazaki D, Higo Y, Funakoshi K, Akaogi M (2014) High-pressure phase transitions in FeCr₂O₄ and structure analysis of new post-spinel FeCr₂O₄ and Fe₂Cr₂O₅ phases with meteoritical and petrological implications, American Mineralogist, 99, 1788-1797
Merinero R, Lunar R, Ortega L, Piña R, Monterrubio S, Gervilla F (2014) Zoned chromite records multiple metamorphic episodes in the Calzadilla de los Barros ultramafic bodies (SW Iberian peninsula), European Journal of Mineralogy, 26, 757-770
Nestola F, Periotto B, Andreozzi G B, Bruschini E, Bosi F (2014) Pressure-volume equation of state for chromite and magnesiochromite: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction investigation, American Mineralogist, 99, 1248-1253
Lenaz D, Princivalle F, Schmitz B (2015) First crystal-structure determination of chromites from an acapulcoite and ordinary chondrites, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 755-765
Beckett-Brown C E, McDonald A M (2018) The crystal-chemistry of Ni-bearing spinel-group minerals: Chemical, geological, and exploration implications, The Canadian Mineralogist, 56, 77-94
Prichard H M, Barnes S J, Godel B (2018) A mechanism for chromite growth in ophiolite complexes: evidence from 3D high-resolution X-ray computed tomography images of chromite grains in Harold’s Grave chromitite in the Shetland ophiolite., Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 457-470
Schindler M, Lussier A J, Principe E, Mykytczuk N (2018) Dissolution mechanisms of chromitite: Understanding the release and fate of chromium in the environment, American Mineralogist, 103, 271-283
Bosi F, Biagioni C, Pasero M (2019) Nomenclature and classification of the spinel supergroup, European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 183-192 [view file]

REFERENCES for Chromite

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]

Haidinger W (1845) Chromit, in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie Bei Braumüller and Seidel Wien 550-550 [view file]

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

Fleischer M (1964) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 49, 439-448 [view file]

Bøe P (1978) Ilmenite exsolution intergrowths in chromite from Raisduoddar—Hal'di, Troms, Norway, The Canadian Mineralogist, 16, 597-600 [view file]

Jan M Q, Windley B F, Wilson R N (1984) Chromian andradite and olivine-chromite relations in a chromitite layer from the Jijal complex, northwestern Pakistan, The Canadian Mineralogist, 22, 341-345 [view file]

Whittaker P J, Watkinson D H (1984) Genesis of chromitite from the Mitchell Range, central British Columbia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 22, 161-172 [view file]

Zhou M F, Kerrich R (1992) Morphology and composition of chromite in komatiites from the Belingwe greenstone belt, Zimbabwe, The Canadian Mineralogist, 30, 303-317 [view file]

Yang K, Seccombe P K (1993) Chemical variation of chromite in the ultramafic cumulates of the Great Serpentinite Belt, Upper Bingara to Doonba, New South Wales, Australia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 75-87 [view file]

Roeder P L (1994) Chromite: from the fiery rain of chondrules to the Kilauea Iki Lava Lake, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 729-746 [view file]

Challis A, Grapes R, Palmer K (1995) Chromian muscovite, uvarovite, and zincian chromite: products of regional metasomatism in northwest Nelson, New Zealand, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 1263-1284 [view file]

Liipo J P, Vuollo J I, Nykänen V M, Piirainen T A (1995) Zoned Zn-rich chromite from the Näätäniemi serpentinite massif, Kuhmo greenstone belt, Finland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 537-545 [view file]

Peltonen P (1995) Crystallization and re-equilibration of zoned chromite in ultramafic cumulates, Vammala Ni-belt, southwestern Finland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 521-535 [view file]

Figueiras J, Waerenborgh J C (1997) Fully oxidized chromite in the Serra Alta (South Portugal) quartzites: chemical and structural characterization and geological implications, Mineralogical Magazine, 61, 627-638 [view file]

Weiser T W, Hirdes W (1997) Zinc-rich chromite from Paleoproterozoic conglomerates at Tarkwa gold mine, Ghana, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 587-595 [view file]

Brenan J M, Rose L A (2002) Experimental constraints on the wetting of chromite by sulfide liquid, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1113-1126 [view file]

Lenaz D, Skogby H, Princivalle F, Hålenius U (2004) Structural changes and valence states in the MgCr₂O₄-FeCr₂O₄ solid solution series, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 31, 633-642

Lenaz D, Braidotti R, Princivalle F, Garuti G, Zaccarini F (2007) Crystal chemistry and structural refinement of chromites from different chromitite layers and xenoliths of the Bushveld Complex, European Journal of Mineralogy, 19, 599-609

Proenza J A, Zaccarini F, Lewis J F, Longo F, Garuti G (2007) Chromian spinel composition and the platinum-group minerals of the PGE-rich Loma Peguera chromitites, Loma Caribe peridotite, Dominican Republic, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 631-648 [view file]

Lenaz D, Logvinova A M, Princivalle F, Sobolev N V (2009) Structural parameters of chromite included in diamond and kimberlites from Siberia: A new tool for discriminating ultramafic source, American Mineralogist, 94, 1067-1070 [view file]

Shi N, Bai W, Li G, Xiong M, Yang J, Ma Z, Rong H (2012) Naquite, FeSi, a new mineral species from Luobusha, Tibet, Western China, Acta Geologica Sinica, 86, 533-538 [view file]

Theiss F L, Ayoko G A, Frost R L (2013) Stichtite a review, Clay Minerals, 48, 143-148 [view file]

Ishii T, Kojitani H, Tsukamoto S, Fujino K, Mori D, Inaguma Y, Tsujino N, Yoshino T, Yamazaki D, Higo Y, Funakoshi K, Akaogi M (2014) High-pressure phase transitions in FeCr₂O₄ and structure analysis of new post-spinel FeCr₂O₄ and Fe₂Cr₂O₅ phases with meteoritical and petrological implications, American Mineralogist, 99, 1788-1797

Merinero R, Lunar R, Ortega L, Piña R, Monterrubio S, Gervilla F (2014) Zoned chromite records multiple metamorphic episodes in the Calzadilla de los Barros ultramafic bodies (SW Iberian peninsula), European Journal of Mineralogy, 26, 757-770

Nestola F, Periotto B, Andreozzi G B, Bruschini E, Bosi F (2014) Pressure-volume equation of state for chromite and magnesiochromite: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction investigation, American Mineralogist, 99, 1248-1253

Lenaz D, Princivalle F, Schmitz B (2015) First crystal-structure determination of chromites from an acapulcoite and ordinary chondrites, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 755-765

Beckett-Brown C E, McDonald A M (2018) The crystal-chemistry of Ni-bearing spinel-group minerals: Chemical, geological, and exploration implications, The Canadian Mineralogist, 56, 77-94

Prichard H M, Barnes S J, Godel B (2018) A mechanism for chromite growth in ophiolite complexes: evidence from 3D high-resolution X-ray computed tomography images of chromite grains in Harold’s Grave chromitite in the Shetland ophiolite., Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 457-470

Schindler M, Lussier A J, Principe E, Mykytczuk N (2018) Dissolution mechanisms of chromitite: Understanding the release and fate of chromium in the environment, American Mineralogist, 103, 271-283

Bosi F, Biagioni C, Pasero M (2019) Nomenclature and classification of the spinel supergroup, European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 183-192 [view file]