----- R130054 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Roscherite R130054

Name: Roscherite
RRUFF ID: R130054
Ideal Chemistry: Ca₂Mn²⁺₅Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·6H₂O
Locality: Tip Top mine, Custer, South Dakota, USA
Source: Thomas A. Loomis TL-21 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Yellowish-brown spheroidal aggregates, associated with R130055 whiteite-(CaMnMg)
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ roscherite (9) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R130054.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Ca_1.95K_0.04Sr_0.02Ba_0.01)_1.02(Mn_2.77Fe_0.78Mg_0.63Al_0.16Zn_0.07)_4.41Be₄(P_1.03O₄)₆(OH)₄·6H₂O ; Lighter, middle part. Be content assumed ideal.
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R130054

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R130054.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 16.006(4)Å b: 11.916(4)Å c: 6.553(3)Å
alpha: 90.24(3)° beta: 94.69(3)° gamma: 90.06(3)° Volume: 1245.7(4)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 Roscherite
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]
Slavík F (1914) Neue Phosphate vom Greifenstein bei Ehrenfriedersdorf, Bulletin International. Resumés des Travaux Présentes. Classe des Sciences Mathématiques Naturelles et de la Médecine, 19, 108-123 [view file]
Lindberg M L (1958) The beryllium content of roscherite from the Sapacaia pegmatite mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and from other localities, American Mineralogist, 43, 824-838 [view file]
Fleischer M (1959) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 44, 464-470 [view file]
Fanfani L, Nunzi A, Zananni P F, Zanzari A R (1975) The crystal structure of roscherite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 22, 266-277
Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Pabst A (1978) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 63, 424-427 [view file]
Fanfani L, Zanazzi P F, Zanzari A R (1979) The crystal structure of a triclinic roscherite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 24, 169-178
Atencio D, Coutinho J M V, Menezes L A D (2005) Roscherite-group minerals from Brazil, Axis, 1, Mineralogical Record www.MineralogicalRecord.com 1-18
Dyar M D, Jawin E R, Breves E, Marchand G, Nelms M, Lane M D, Mertzman S A, Bish D L and Bishop J L (2014) Mössbauer parameters of iron in phosphate minerals: Implications for interpretation of martian data, American Mineralogist, 99, 914-942 [view file]

REFERENCES for Roscherite

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]

Slavík F (1914) Neue Phosphate vom Greifenstein bei Ehrenfriedersdorf, Bulletin International. Resumés des Travaux Présentes. Classe des Sciences Mathématiques Naturelles et de la Médecine, 19, 108-123 [view file]

Lindberg M L (1958) The beryllium content of roscherite from the Sapacaia pegmatite mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and from other localities, American Mineralogist, 43, 824-838 [view file]

Fleischer M (1959) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 44, 464-470 [view file]

Fanfani L, Nunzi A, Zananni P F, Zanzari A R (1975) The crystal structure of roscherite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 22, 266-277

Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Pabst A (1978) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 63, 424-427 [view file]

Fanfani L, Zanazzi P F, Zanzari A R (1979) The crystal structure of a triclinic roscherite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 24, 169-178

Atencio D, Coutinho J M V, Menezes L A D (2005) Roscherite-group minerals from Brazil, Axis, 1, Mineralogical Record www.MineralogicalRecord.com 1-18

Dyar M D, Jawin E R, Breves E, Marchand G, Nelms M, Lane M D, Mertzman S A, Bish D L and Bishop J L (2014) Mössbauer parameters of iron in phosphate minerals: Implications for interpretation of martian data, American Mineralogist, 99, 914-942 [view file]