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Messelite R210009

Name: Messelite
RRUFF ID: R210009
Ideal Chemistry: Ca₂Fe²⁺(PO₄)₂·2H₂O
Locality: Palermo mine, Grafton Co., New Hampshire
Source: Tom Loomis [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Aggregates of white to colorless bladed or thin-platy crystals, associated with vivianite and acicular strunzite.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

Mineral Group: [ fairfieldite (16) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R210009.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Ca_1.95(Fe_0.58Mn_0.37Mg_0.04)_Σ0.99(P_1.02O₄)₂.2H₂O. Based on 10 O atoms. H2O added as the ideal value.
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R210009

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 5.518(9)Å b: 5.792(10)Å c: 6.607(11)Å
alpha: 89.91(9) ° beta: 102.27(8)° gamma: 108.89(7)° Volume: 194.7(8)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

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REFERENCES for Messelite
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]
Muthmann W (1890) Messelit, ein neues Mineral, Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, 17, 93-94 [view file]
Frondel C (1955) Neomesselite and beta-roselite: two new members of the fairfieldite group, American Mineralogist, 40, 828-833 [view file]
Fleischer M (1959) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 44, 464-470 [view file]
Fleck M, Kolitsch U, Hertweck B (2002) Natural and synthetic compounds with kröhnkite-type chains: review and classification, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 217, 435-443
Fleck M, Kolitsch U (2003) Natural and synthetic compounds with kröhnkite-type chains. An update, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 218, 553-567
Dyar M D, Jawin E R, Breves E, Marchand G, Nelms M, Lane M D, Mertzman S A, Bish D L and Bishop J L (2014) Mössbauer parameters of iron in phosphate minerals: Implications for interpretation of martian data, American Mineralogist, 99, 914-942 [view file]

REFERENCES for Messelite

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]

Muthmann W (1890) Messelit, ein neues Mineral, Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, 17, 93-94 [view file]

Frondel C (1955) Neomesselite and beta-roselite: two new members of the fairfieldite group, American Mineralogist, 40, 828-833 [view file]

Fleischer M (1959) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 44, 464-470 [view file]

Fleck M, Kolitsch U, Hertweck B (2002) Natural and synthetic compounds with kröhnkite-type chains: review and classification, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 217, 435-443

Fleck M, Kolitsch U (2003) Natural and synthetic compounds with kröhnkite-type chains. An update, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 218, 553-567

Dyar M D, Jawin E R, Breves E, Marchand G, Nelms M, Lane M D, Mertzman S A, Bish D L and Bishop J L (2014) Mössbauer parameters of iron in phosphate minerals: Implications for interpretation of martian data, American Mineralogist, 99, 914-942 [view file]