Xanthoconite R070746 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Xanthoconite R070746

Name: Xanthoconite
RRUFF ID: R070746
Ideal Chemistry: Ag₃AsS₃
Locality: Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Source: Michael Scott S106258 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Light brown to yellow bladed crystals, associated with red prismatic proustite
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Xanthoconite (2) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R070746.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Ag_3.00As_1.00S_3.00
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:

R070746

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 10% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070746.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 11.979(5)Å b: 6.245(1)Å c: 16.992(7)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 110.62(7)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1189.7(8)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

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 Xanthoconite
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 (1840) Xanthokon, ein neues Glied der Ordnung der Blenden, Journal für Praktische Chemie, 20, 67-69 [view file]
Engel P, Nowacki W (1968) Die kristallstruktur von Ag₃AsS₃, Acta Crystallographica, B24, 77-81
Rosenstingl J, Pertlik F (1993) Neuberechnung der kristallstruktur von natürlichem und synthetischem monoklinen Ag₃AsS₃ (= xanthokon) nebst einer diskussion zur symmetrie, Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft, 138, 9-16
Ondruš P, Veselovský F, Gabašová A, Hloušek J, Šrein V, Vavrín I, Skála R, Sejkora J, Drábek M (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 48, 19-147 [view file]

REFERENCES for Xanthoconite

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 (1840) Xanthokon, ein neues Glied der Ordnung der Blenden, Journal für Praktische Chemie, 20, 67-69 [view file]

Engel P, Nowacki W (1968) Die kristallstruktur von Ag₃AsS₃, Acta Crystallographica, B24, 77-81

Rosenstingl J, Pertlik F (1993) Neuberechnung der kristallstruktur von natürlichem und synthetischem monoklinen Ag₃AsS₃ (= xanthokon) nebst einer diskussion zur symmetrie, Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft, 138, 9-16

Ondruš P, Veselovský F, Gabašová A, Hloušek J, Šrein V, Vavrín I, Skála R, Sejkora J, Drábek M (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 48, 19-147 [view file]