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Rongibbsite R100031

Name: Rongibbsite
RRUFF ID: R100031
Ideal Chemistry: Pb₂(Si₄Al)O₁₁(OH)
Locality: A prospect near Evening Star mine, Bighorn Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona
Source: Ron Gibbs
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Radiating, bladed to prismatic colorless crystals, type sample
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R100031.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Pb_2.05(Al_1.11Si_3.89)O₁₁(OH)
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:

R100031

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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	Raman Data (Processed)
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	Raman Data (RAW)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R100031.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 12.602(1)Å b: 13.913(1)Å c: 7.8356(6)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 125.463(4)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1119.0(2)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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	DIF File
	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Rongibbsite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2011) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 7. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010, Mineralogical Magazine, 75, 27-31 [view file]
Yang H, Downs R T, Evans S H, Jenkins R A, Bloch E M (2013) Rongibbsite, Pb₂(Si₄Al)O₁₁(OH), a new zeolitic aluminosilicate mineral with an interrupted framework from Maricopa County, Arizona, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 98, 236-241 [view file]

REFERENCES for Rongibbsite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2011) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 7. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010, Mineralogical Magazine, 75, 27-31 [view file]

Yang H, Downs R T, Evans S H, Jenkins R A, Bloch E M (2013) Rongibbsite, Pb₂(Si₄Al)O₁₁(OH), a new zeolitic aluminosilicate mineral with an interrupted framework from Maricopa County, Arizona, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 98, 236-241 [view file]