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Ericaite R130476

Name: Ericaite
RRUFF ID: R130476
Ideal Chemistry: Fe²⁺₃B₇O₁₃Cl
Locality: Bischofferode, Kreis Worbis, Thuringen, Germany
Source: Rock Currier [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark purple cube
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Boracite (9) ]

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R130476

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R130476.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.571(3)Å b: 8.572(3)Å c: 12.117(4)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 890.3(2)Å³ Crystal System: orthorhombic

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REFERENCES for Ericaite
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]
Werner H (1950) Das Borazitvorkommen im Salzstock von Wathlingen-Hänigsen, Aufschluss, 1, 24-26 [view file]
Heide F (1955) Über bemerkenswerte Borazitvorkommen in den Kalilagern des Südharzbezirkes, Chemie der Erde, 17, 211-216
Kühn R, Schaacke I (1955) Vorkommen und Analyse der Boracit- und Ericaitkristalle aus dem Salzhorst von Wathlingen-Hänigsen, Kali und Steinsalz, 1, 33-42
Fleischer M (1956) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 41, 370-372 [view file]
Nelmes R J (1974) Structural studies of boracites. A review of the properties of boracites, Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics, 7, 3841-3855
Burns P C (1995) X-ray powder diffraction data for the identification of boracite-group minerals, Powder Diffraction, 10, 250-260

REFERENCES for Ericaite

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]

Werner H (1950) Das Borazitvorkommen im Salzstock von Wathlingen-Hänigsen, Aufschluss, 1, 24-26 [view file]

Heide F (1955) Über bemerkenswerte Borazitvorkommen in den Kalilagern des Südharzbezirkes, Chemie der Erde, 17, 211-216

Kühn R, Schaacke I (1955) Vorkommen und Analyse der Boracit- und Ericaitkristalle aus dem Salzhorst von Wathlingen-Hänigsen, Kali und Steinsalz, 1, 33-42

Fleischer M (1956) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 41, 370-372 [view file]

Nelmes R J (1974) Structural studies of boracites. A review of the properties of boracites, Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics, 7, 3841-3855

Burns P C (1995) X-ray powder diffraction data for the identification of boracite-group minerals, Powder Diffraction, 10, 250-260