15 R061028 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Bonazziite R061028

Name: Bonazziite
RRUFF ID: R061028
Ideal Chemistry: As₄S₄
Locality: Radvanice, Bohemia
Source: Michael Scott S101415 [view label]
Owner: Michael Scott
Description: Red flattened prismatic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R061028

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 20% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R061028.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 9.89(2)Å b: 9.33(2)Å c: 8.90(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 102.28(7)° gamma: 90° Volume: 803(1)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

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 Bonazziite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Clark A H (1970) Alpha-arsenic sulfide, from Mina Alacrán, Pampa Larga, Chile, American Mineralogist, 55, 1338-1344
Porter E J, Sheldrick G M (1972) Crystal structure of a new crystalline modification of tetra-arsenic tetrasuphide (2,3,4,8-tetrathia1,2,3,7-tetra-arsatricyclo[3,3,0,0^3,7]-octane), Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, Inorganic Chemistry, 1972, 1347-1349
Popova V I, Popov V A, Clark A, Polyakov V O, Borisovski S E (1986) Alacránite As₈S₉; a new mineral, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 115, issue 3 360-368
Burns P C, Percival J B (2001) Alacranite, As₄S₄: a new occurrence, new formula, and determination of the crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 809-818 [view file]
Bonazzi P, Bindi L, Olmi F, Menchetti S (2003) How many alacranites do exist? A structural study of non-stoichiometric As₈S_9-x crystals, European Journal of Mineralogy, 15, 283-288
Bonazzi P, Bindi L (2008) A crystallographic review of arsenic sulfides: Effects of chemical variations and changes induced by exposure to light, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 223, 132-147
Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2014) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 20. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 549-558 [view file]
Bindi L, Pratesi G, Muniz-Miranda M, Zoppi M, Chelazzi L, Lepore G O, Menchetti S (2015) From ancient pigments to modern optoelectronic applications of arsenic sulfides: bonazziite, the natural analogue of ß-As₄S₄ from Khaidarkan deposit, Kyrgyzstan, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 121-131 [view file]
Belakovskiy D I, Uvarova Y, Gagne O C (2016) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 101, 1012-1019 [view file]

REFERENCES for Bonazziite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Clark A H (1970) Alpha-arsenic sulfide, from Mina Alacrán, Pampa Larga, Chile, American Mineralogist, 55, 1338-1344

Porter E J, Sheldrick G M (1972) Crystal structure of a new crystalline modification of tetra-arsenic tetrasuphide (2,3,4,8-tetrathia1,2,3,7-tetra-arsatricyclo[3,3,0,0^3,7]-octane), Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, Inorganic Chemistry, 1972, 1347-1349

Popova V I, Popov V A, Clark A, Polyakov V O, Borisovski S E (1986) Alacránite As₈S₉; a new mineral, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 115, issue 3 360-368

Burns P C, Percival J B (2001) Alacranite, As₄S₄: a new occurrence, new formula, and determination of the crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 809-818 [view file]

Bonazzi P, Bindi L, Olmi F, Menchetti S (2003) How many alacranites do exist? A structural study of non-stoichiometric As₈S_9-x crystals, European Journal of Mineralogy, 15, 283-288

Bonazzi P, Bindi L (2008) A crystallographic review of arsenic sulfides: Effects of chemical variations and changes induced by exposure to light, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 223, 132-147

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2014) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 20. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 549-558 [view file]

Bindi L, Pratesi G, Muniz-Miranda M, Zoppi M, Chelazzi L, Lepore G O, Menchetti S (2015) From ancient pigments to modern optoelectronic applications of arsenic sulfides: bonazziite, the natural analogue of ß-As₄S₄ from Khaidarkan deposit, Kyrgyzstan, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 121-131 [view file]

Belakovskiy D I, Uvarova Y, Gagne O C (2016) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 101, 1012-1019 [view file]