Bismutite R060665
Name: Bismutite
RRUFF ID: R060665
Ideal Chemistry: Bi2O2(CO3)
Locality: Ecuador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Source: Michael Scott S101282 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Green massive, platy
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ Bismutite (3) ]
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060665.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Bi1.99Sb0.01)O2(CO3) ; is the lighter phase. The darker phase is: (Bi1.98Sb0.02)O2(CO3) ; C not measured but estimated by difference and stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented light green acicular crystals
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Sample Description: Unoriented light green acicular crystals
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060665.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 3.8756(8)Å    b: 3.879(1)Å    c: 13.757(5)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 206.84(6)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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

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REFERENCES for Bismutite

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]

Breithaupt J F A (1841) XV. Ueber das natürliche kohlensaure Wismutoxyd, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 23, 627-630   [view file]

Frondel C (1943) Mineralogy of the oxides and carbonates of bismuth, American Mineralogist, 28, 521-535   [view file]

Grice J D (2002) A solution to the crystal structures of bismutite and beyerite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 693-698   [view file]