Liebenbergite R120062 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Liebenbergite R120062

Name: Liebenbergite
RRUFF ID: R120062
Ideal Chemistry: Ni₂(SiO₄)
Locality: Synthetic, by flux method
Source: Ken Domanik
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Bright green fragments
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Olivine (61) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R120062.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Ni_2.009Si_0.995O₄
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R120062

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R120062.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 4.7349(8)Å b: 10.132(2)Å c: 5.9172(9)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 283.86(8)Å³ Crystal System: orthorhombic

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 Liebenbergite
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]
Matsui Y, Syono Y (1968) Unit cell dimensions of some synthetic olivine group solid solutions, Geochemical Journal, 2, 51-59
de Waal S A, Calk L C (1973) Nickel minerals from Barberton, South Africa: Vl. Liebenbergite, a nickel olivine, American Mineralogist, 58, 733-735 [view file]
Annersten H, Ericsson T, Filippidis A (1982) Cation ordering in Ni-Fe olivines, American Mineralogist, 67, 1212-1217 [view file]
Nord A G, Annersten H, Filippidis A (1982) The cation distribution in synthetic Mg-Fe-Ni olivines, American Mineralogist, 67, 1206-1211 [view file]
Vokurka K, Rieder M (1987) Thermal expansion and excess volumes of synthetic olivines on the Mg₂SiO₄-Ni₂SiO₄ join, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1987, 97-106
Lin C C (2001) High-pressure Raman spectroscopic study of Co- and Ni-olivines, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 28, 249-257
Kolitsch U, Rieck B, Brandstätter F, Schreiber F, Fabritz K H, Blaß G, Gröbner J (2014) Neufunde aus dem altem Bergbau und den Schlacken von Lavrion (II), Mineralien Welt, 25, 82-95
Tredoux M, Zaccarini F, Garuti G, Miller D E (2016) Phases in the Ni-Sb-As system which occur in the Bon Accord oxide body, Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa, Mineralogical Magazine, 80, 187-198
Kroll H, Schmid-Beurmann P, Sell A, Büscher J, Dohr R, Kirfel A (2019) Thermal expansion and thermal pressure in Co and Ni olivines: A comparison with Mn and Fe olivines, European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 313-324
Zhang D, Hu Y, Xu J, Downs R T, Hammer J E, Dera P K (2019) High-pressure behavior of liebenbergite: The most incompressible olivine-structured silicate, American Mineralogist, 104, 580-587 [view file]

REFERENCES for Liebenbergite

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]

Matsui Y, Syono Y (1968) Unit cell dimensions of some synthetic olivine group solid solutions, Geochemical Journal, 2, 51-59

de Waal S A, Calk L C (1973) Nickel minerals from Barberton, South Africa: Vl. Liebenbergite, a nickel olivine, American Mineralogist, 58, 733-735 [view file]

Annersten H, Ericsson T, Filippidis A (1982) Cation ordering in Ni-Fe olivines, American Mineralogist, 67, 1212-1217 [view file]

Nord A G, Annersten H, Filippidis A (1982) The cation distribution in synthetic Mg-Fe-Ni olivines, American Mineralogist, 67, 1206-1211 [view file]

Vokurka K, Rieder M (1987) Thermal expansion and excess volumes of synthetic olivines on the Mg₂SiO₄-Ni₂SiO₄ join, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1987, 97-106

Lin C C (2001) High-pressure Raman spectroscopic study of Co- and Ni-olivines, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 28, 249-257

Kolitsch U, Rieck B, Brandstätter F, Schreiber F, Fabritz K H, Blaß G, Gröbner J (2014) Neufunde aus dem altem Bergbau und den Schlacken von Lavrion (II), Mineralien Welt, 25, 82-95

Tredoux M, Zaccarini F, Garuti G, Miller D E (2016) Phases in the Ni-Sb-As system which occur in the Bon Accord oxide body, Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa, Mineralogical Magazine, 80, 187-198

Kroll H, Schmid-Beurmann P, Sell A, Büscher J, Dohr R, Kirfel A (2019) Thermal expansion and thermal pressure in Co and Ni olivines: A comparison with Mn and Fe olivines, European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 313-324

Zhang D, Hu Y, Xu J, Downs R T, Hammer J E, Dera P K (2019) High-pressure behavior of liebenbergite: The most incompressible olivine-structured silicate, American Mineralogist, 104, 580-587 [view file]