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Ankerite R050181

Name: Ankerite
RRUFF ID: R050181
Ideal Chemistry: Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Locality: Cerro Sapo, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: White coarsely crystalline massive
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R050181.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Ca_1.00(Fe²⁺_0.60Mg_0.35Mn²⁺_0.05)_Σ=1(CO₃)₂ ; C not measured but estimated by difference and stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Sample is oriented, mounted onto a pin and polished

Pin ID:

M00493

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:

R050181

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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	Raman Data (RAW)
	RRUFF File

INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance)

RRUFF ID:

R050181.1

Instrument settings:

SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR

Resolution:

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	Infrared Data (Processed)
	RRUFF File

POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R050181.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 4.8270(1)Å b: 4.8270(1)Å c: 16.1475(8)Å
alpha: 90.° beta: 90.° gamma: 120.° Volume: 325.83(2)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.

File Type Information

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

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	Cell Refinement Data
	Cell Refinement Output Data
	DIF File
	X-ray Data (XY - Processed)
	RRUFF File
	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Ankerite
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]
Mohs F (1825) Characters of the genera and species of the orders of class II. I. Order. Haloide. V. Lime-haloide. 4. Paratomous. Ankerite, in Treatise on Mineralogy Vol I, translated by Haidinger Archibald and Co. Edinburgh 411-411 [view file]
Mohs F (1825) Paratomous lime-haloide, in Treatise on Mineralogy Vol II, translated by Haidinger Archibald and Co. Edinburgh 100-101 [view file]
Luboldt R (1857) Ueber den Ankerit, Annalen der Physik, 178, 435-437 [view file]
Howie R A, Broadhurst F M (1958) X-ray data for dolomite and ankerite, American Mineralogist, 43, 1210-1216
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
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
Mendenbach O, Shannon R D (1997) Refractive indices and optical dispersion of 103 synthetic and mineral oxides and silicates measured by a small-prism technique, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 14, 3299-3318
Zaitsev A N, Wall F, Le Bas M J (1998) REE-Sr-Ba minerals from the Khibina carbonatites, Kola Peninsula, Russia: their mineralogy, paragenesis and evolution, Mineralogical Magazine, 62(2), 225-250 [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]
Hilscher G, Rogl P, Zemann J, Ntaflos T (2005) Low-temperature magnetic investigation of ankerite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 17, 103-105
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

REFERENCES for Ankerite

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]

Mohs F (1825) Characters of the genera and species of the orders of class II. I. Order. Haloide. V. Lime-haloide. 4. Paratomous. Ankerite, in Treatise on Mineralogy Vol I, translated by Haidinger Archibald and Co. Edinburgh 411-411 [view file]

Mohs F (1825) Paratomous lime-haloide, in Treatise on Mineralogy Vol II, translated by Haidinger Archibald and Co. Edinburgh 100-101 [view file]

Luboldt R (1857) Ueber den Ankerit, Annalen der Physik, 178, 435-437 [view file]

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

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

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

Mendenbach O, Shannon R D (1997) Refractive indices and optical dispersion of 103 synthetic and mineral oxides and silicates measured by a small-prism technique, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 14, 3299-3318

Zaitsev A N, Wall F, Le Bas M J (1998) REE-Sr-Ba minerals from the Khibina carbonatites, Kola Peninsula, Russia: their mineralogy, paragenesis and evolution, Mineralogical Magazine, 62(2), 225-250 [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]

Hilscher G, Rogl P, Zemann J, Ntaflos T (2005) Low-temperature magnetic investigation of ankerite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 17, 103-105

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