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Wickenburgite R060048

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Name: Wickenburgite
RRUFF ID: R060048
Ideal Chemistry: Pb3CaAl2Si10O27·4H2O
Locality: Rat Tail Claim, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 16434 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless thin hexagonal prisms
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Wickenburgite (2) ]
Quick search: [ All Wickenburgite samples (2) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060048.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Pb2.95Zn0.05)Σ=3Ca1.00(Al1.90Fe3+0.10)Σ=2Si10.00O27·4H2O
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060048
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060048.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 8.5371(7)Å    b: 8.5371(7)Å    c: 20.146(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 1271.6(1)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Wickenburgite

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]

Williams S A (1968) Wickenburgite, a new mineral from Arizona, American Mineralogist, 53, 1433-1438   [view file]

Lam A E, Groat L A, Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1994) The crystal structure of wickenburgite, Pb3CaAl[AlSi10O27](H2O)3, a sheet structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 525-532   [view file]

Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (1995) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 80, 845-850   [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]

Hesse K F, Liebau F, Eulert H H (2003) Wickenburgite, a double-layer silicate Pb3Al[6][Ca[6]Al[4]Si[4]10O27(H2O)3]·H2O: crystal chemistry and thermal behaviour, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 218, 542-552

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2004) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 89, 467-471   [view file]