N R050466 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Sinkankasite R050466

Name: Sinkankasite
RRUFF ID: R050466
Ideal Chemistry: Mn²⁺Al(PO₃OH)₂(OH)·6H₂O
Locality: Barker mine, Keystone, South Dakota, USA
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 12214 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Cluster of acicular radiating colorless crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R050466.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Mn²⁺_0.55Fe²⁺_0.42Mg_0.03)_Σ=1Al_1.00(P_1.00O₃OH)₂(F_0.65(OH)_0.35)_Σ=1·6H₂O
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R050466

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R050466.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 9.601(7)Å b: 9.838(6)Å c: 6.881(3)Å
alpha: 108.00(4)° beta: 99.75(4)° gamma: 98.93(5)° Volume: 594.0(2)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Sinkankasite
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]
Peacor D R, Dunn P J, Roberts W L, Campbell T J, Simmons W B (1984) Sinkankasite, a new phosphate from the Barker pegmatite, South Dakota, American Mineralogist, 69, 380-382 [view file]
Burns P C, Hawthorne F C (1995) The crystal structure of sinkankasite, a complex heteropolyhedral sheet mineral, American Mineralogist, 80, 620-627 [view file]

REFERENCES for Sinkankasite

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]

Peacor D R, Dunn P J, Roberts W L, Campbell T J, Simmons W B (1984) Sinkankasite, a new phosphate from the Barker pegmatite, South Dakota, American Mineralogist, 69, 380-382 [view file]

Burns P C, Hawthorne F C (1995) The crystal structure of sinkankasite, a complex heteropolyhedral sheet mineral, American Mineralogist, 80, 620-627 [view file]