Ferrosilite R070386

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Name: Ferrosilite
RRUFF ID: R070386
Ideal Chemistry: Fe2+2Si2O6
Locality: Greenland
Source: Subrata Ghose, collected by Ramberg [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Unconsolidated brown transparent cleavage fragments
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ pyroxene (81) ]
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070386.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Fe2+1.64Mg0.32Al0.02Ca0.02)Σ=2(Si1.98Al0.02)Σ=2O6
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070386
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070386.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 18.383(1)Å    b: 9.012(1)Å    c: 5.2344(6)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 867.2(3)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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REFERENCES for Ferrosilite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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