- R070133 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Axinite-(Mg) R070133

Name: Axinite-(Mg)
RRUFF ID: R070133
Ideal Chemistry: Ca₄Mg₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂
Locality: Merelani, Tanzania
Source: Michael Gray [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale brown cut gem stone
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Axinite (12) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R070133.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Ca_4.00(Mg_1.86Al_0.08Mn_0.06)_Σ=2Al_4.00[B₂(Si_7.92Al_0.08)_Σ=8O₃₀](OH)₂; B and OH not measured but assumed by stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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Raman Mode Analysis

BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070133

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 10% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070133.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 7.134(1)Å b: 9.157(2)Å c: 8.934(2)Å
alpha: 91.94(1)° beta: 98.11(1)° gamma: 77.46(1)° Volume: 564.0(3)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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	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
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REFERENCES for Axinite-(Mg)
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]
Jobbins E A, Tresham A E, Young B R (1975) Magnesioaxinite, a new mineral found as a blue gemstone from Tanzania, The Journal of Gemmology, 14, 368-375
Fleischer M, Cabri L J (1976) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 61, 502-504 [view file]
Andreozzi G B, Lucchesi S, Graziani G (2000) Structural study of magnesioaxinite and its crystal-chemical relations with axinite-group minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy, 12, 1185-1194
Burke E A J (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks, The Mineralogical Record, 39, 131-135 [view file]

REFERENCES for Axinite-(Mg)

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]

Jobbins E A, Tresham A E, Young B R (1975) Magnesioaxinite, a new mineral found as a blue gemstone from Tanzania, The Journal of Gemmology, 14, 368-375

Fleischer M, Cabri L J (1976) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 61, 502-504 [view file]

Andreozzi G B, Lucchesi S, Graziani G (2000) Structural study of magnesioaxinite and its crystal-chemical relations with axinite-group minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy, 12, 1185-1194

Burke E A J (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks, The Mineralogical Record, 39, 131-135 [view file]