Aegirine R040054

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Record 16 of 2398  

Name: Aegirine
RRUFF ID: R040054
Ideal Chemistry: NaFe3+Si2O6
Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada
Source: Bob Downs
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black cleavage fragments
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ pyroxene (81) ]
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R040054.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na0.96Ca0.04)(Fe0.86Ti0.07Mn0.06Mg0.02)(Si0.97Al0.03)2O6
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Sample is oriented, mounted onto a pin and polished
Pin ID: M00470
Orientation: Laser parallel to  -c   [0 0 -1].     Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to  -b*  (0 -1 0).
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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS
RRUFF ID: R040054
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R040054.1
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R040054.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.657(1)Å    b: 8.8002(8)Å    c: 5.302(3)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 107.29(2)°    gamma: 90.°   Volume: 430.2(2)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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REFERENCES for Aegirine

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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Murad E (2006) Mineralogy of aegirine from Låven Island, Langesundfjorden, southern Norway, Norwegian Journal of Geology, 86, 435-438

Redhammer G J, Amthauer G, Roth G, Tippelt G, Lottermoser W (2006) Single crystal X-ray diffraction and temperature dependent 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy on the hedenbergite - aegirine (Ca,Na)(Fe2+,Fe3+)Si2O6 solid solution, American Mineralogist, 91, 1271-1292   [view file]

Nestola F, Tribaudino M, Boffa Ballaran T, Liebske C, Bruno M (2007) The crystal structure of pyroxenes along the jadeite-hedenbergite and jadeite-aegirine joins, American Mineralogist, 92, 1492-1501   [view file]

McCarthy A C, Downs R T, Thompson R M, Redhammer G J (2008) In situ high-pressure single-crystal X-ray study of aegirine, NaFe3+Si2O6, and the role of M1 size in clinopyroxene compressibility, American Mineralogist, 93, 1829-1837   [view file]

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