Esperite R060295 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Esperite R060295

Name: Esperite
RRUFF ID: R060295
Ideal Chemistry: PbCa₂(ZnSiO₄)₃
Locality: Parker Shaft, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Source: Michael Scott S100232 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Tan colored massive associated with black franklinite
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Beryllonite (6) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060295.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Ca_1.98Pb_0.02)_Σ=2Pb_1.00Zn_3.00(Si_1.00O₄)₃
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:

R060295

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 65% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060295.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.7987(7)Å b: 8.2686(4)Å c: 15.2526(9)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90.111(4)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1109.7(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 Esperite
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]
Palache C, Bauer L H, Berman H (1928) Larsenite, calcium-larsenite and the associated minerals at Franklin, New Jersey, American Mineralogist, 13, 334-340 [view file]
Palache C, Bauer L H, Berman H (1928) Larsenite and calcium-larsenite, new members of the chrysolite group, from Franklin, New Jersey. (Preliminary Notice), American Mineralogist, 13, 142-144 [view file]
Moore P B, Ribbe P H (1965) A study of “calcium-larsenite” renamed esperite, American Mineralogist, 50, 1170-1178 [view file]
Ito J (1968) Synthesis of some lead calcium zinc silicates, American Mineralogist, 53, 231-240 [view file]
Dunn P J (1985) The lead silicates from Franklin, New Jersey: occurrence and composition, Mineralogical Magazine, 49, 721-727 [view file]
Tait K T, Yang H, Downs R T, Li C, Pinch W W (2010) The crystal structure of esperite, with a revised chemical formula, PbCa₂(ZnSiO₄)₃, isostructural with beryllonite, American Mineralogist, 95, 699-705 [view file]

REFERENCES for Esperite

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]

Palache C, Bauer L H, Berman H (1928) Larsenite, calcium-larsenite and the associated minerals at Franklin, New Jersey, American Mineralogist, 13, 334-340 [view file]

Palache C, Bauer L H, Berman H (1928) Larsenite and calcium-larsenite, new members of the chrysolite group, from Franklin, New Jersey. (Preliminary Notice), American Mineralogist, 13, 142-144 [view file]

Moore P B, Ribbe P H (1965) A study of “calcium-larsenite” renamed esperite, American Mineralogist, 50, 1170-1178 [view file]

Ito J (1968) Synthesis of some lead calcium zinc silicates, American Mineralogist, 53, 231-240 [view file]

Dunn P J (1985) The lead silicates from Franklin, New Jersey: occurrence and composition, Mineralogical Magazine, 49, 721-727 [view file]

Tait K T, Yang H, Downs R T, Li C, Pinch W W (2010) The crystal structure of esperite, with a revised chemical formula, PbCa₂(ZnSiO₄)₃, isostructural with beryllonite, American Mineralogist, 95, 699-705 [view file]