Gerstleyite R060510

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Name: Gerstleyite
RRUFF ID: R060510
Ideal Chemistry: Na2(Sb,As)8S13·2H2O
Locality: Baker mine, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Source: Michael Scott S100174 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Deep red platy crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060510
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 30% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060510.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.916(4)Å    b: 23.092(8)Å    c: 7.112(3)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 127.75(1)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1287.7(9)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Gerstleyite

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]

Frondel C, Morgan V (1956) Inderite and gerstleyite from the Kramer borate district, Kern County, California, American Mineralogist, 41, 839-843   [view file]

Nakai I, Appleman D E (1981) The crystal structure of gerstleyite Na2(Sb, As)8S13·2H2O: the first sulfosalt mineral of sodium, Chemistry Letters, 10, 1327-1330