A R040017 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Cassiterite R040017

Name: Cassiterite
RRUFF ID: R040017
Ideal Chemistry: SnO₂
Locality: Bolivia
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 1647 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark brown short prismatic single crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

Mineral Group: [ Rutile (23) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R040017.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Sn_1.00O₂; trace amounts of Fe
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Sample is oriented, mounted onto a pin and polished

Pin ID:

L00125

Orientation:

Laser parallel to -a* (-1 0 0). Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to c [0 0 1].

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R040017

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance)

RRUFF ID:

R040017.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Instrument settings:

SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR

Resolution:

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	Infrared Data (Processed)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R040017.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 4.73742(7)Å b: 4.73742(7)Å c: 3.18642(8)Å
alpha: 90.° beta: 90.° gamma: 90.° Volume: 71.513(2)Å³ Crystal System: tetragonal

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

File Type Information

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

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	Cell Refinement Data
	Cell Refinement Output Data
	DIF File
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	RRUFF File
	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Cassiterite
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]
Beudant F S (1832) Cassitérite, étain oxidé, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition Paris 618-620 [view file]
Hutton C O (1950) Studies of heavy detrital minerals, Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 61, 635-710 [view file]
Baur W H (1956) Über die verfeinerung der kristallstrukturbestimmung einiger vertreter des rutiltyps: TiO₂, SnO₂, GeO₂ und MgF₂, Acta Crystallographica, 9, 515-520 [link]
Thiel B, Helbig R (1976) Growth of SnO₂ single crystals by a vapour phase reaction method, Journal of Crystal Growth, 32, 259-264
Neiva A M R (1996) Geochemistry of cassiterite and its inclusions and exclution products from tin and tungsten deposits in Portugal, The Canadian Mineralogist, 34, 745-768 [view file]
Bolzan A A, Fong C, Kennedy B J, Howard C J (1997) Structural studies of rutile-type metal dioxides, Acta Crystallographica, B53, 373-380
Masau M, Černý P, Chapman R (2000) Exsolution of zirconian-hafnian wodginite from Manganoan-tantalian cassiterite, Annie Clain #3 granitic pegmatite, southeastern Manitoba, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 685-694 [view file]
Serranti S, Ferrini V, Masi U, Cabri L J (2002) Trace-element distribution in cassiterite and sulfides from rubané and massive ores of the Corvo deposit, Portugal, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 815-835 [view file]
Serranti S, Ferrini V, Masi U, Cabri L J (2002) Trace-element distribution in cassiterite and sulfides from Rubané and massive ores of the Corvo deposit, Portugal: erratum, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1551-1551 [view file]
Shannon R D, Shannon R C, Medenbach O, Fischer R X (2002) Refractive index and dispersion of fluorides and oxides, Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, 31, 931-970 [view file]
Mlynarczyk M S J, Williams-Jones A E (2006) Zoned tourmaline associated with cassiterite: implications for fluid evolution and tin mineralization in the San Rafael Sn–Cu deposit, southeastern Peru, The Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 347-365 [view file]
Curetti N, Merli M, Capella S, Benna P, Pavese A (2019) Low‑pressure ferroelastic phase transition in rutile‑type AX₂ minerals: cassiterite (SnO₂), pyrolusite (MnO₂) and sellaite (MgF₂), Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 46, 987-1002
Fuchsloch W C, Nex P A M, Kinnaird J A (2019) The geochemical evolution of Nb-Ta-Sn oxides from pegmatites of the Cape Cross-Uis pegmatite belt, Namibia, Mineralogical Magazine, 83, 161-179

REFERENCES for Cassiterite

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]

Beudant F S (1832) Cassitérite, étain oxidé, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition Paris 618-620 [view file]

Hutton C O (1950) Studies of heavy detrital minerals, Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 61, 635-710 [view file]

Baur W H (1956) Über die verfeinerung der kristallstrukturbestimmung einiger vertreter des rutiltyps: TiO₂, SnO₂, GeO₂ und MgF₂, Acta Crystallographica, 9, 515-520 [link]

Thiel B, Helbig R (1976) Growth of SnO₂ single crystals by a vapour phase reaction method, Journal of Crystal Growth, 32, 259-264

Neiva A M R (1996) Geochemistry of cassiterite and its inclusions and exclution products from tin and tungsten deposits in Portugal, The Canadian Mineralogist, 34, 745-768 [view file]

Bolzan A A, Fong C, Kennedy B J, Howard C J (1997) Structural studies of rutile-type metal dioxides, Acta Crystallographica, B53, 373-380

Masau M, Černý P, Chapman R (2000) Exsolution of zirconian-hafnian wodginite from Manganoan-tantalian cassiterite, Annie Clain #3 granitic pegmatite, southeastern Manitoba, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 685-694 [view file]

Serranti S, Ferrini V, Masi U, Cabri L J (2002) Trace-element distribution in cassiterite and sulfides from rubané and massive ores of the Corvo deposit, Portugal, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 815-835 [view file]

Serranti S, Ferrini V, Masi U, Cabri L J (2002) Trace-element distribution in cassiterite and sulfides from Rubané and massive ores of the Corvo deposit, Portugal: erratum, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1551-1551 [view file]

Shannon R D, Shannon R C, Medenbach O, Fischer R X (2002) Refractive index and dispersion of fluorides and oxides, Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, 31, 931-970 [view file]

Mlynarczyk M S J, Williams-Jones A E (2006) Zoned tourmaline associated with cassiterite: implications for fluid evolution and tin mineralization in the San Rafael Sn–Cu deposit, southeastern Peru, The Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 347-365 [view file]

Curetti N, Merli M, Capella S, Benna P, Pavese A (2019) Low‑pressure ferroelastic phase transition in rutile‑type AX₂ minerals: cassiterite (SnO₂), pyrolusite (MnO₂) and sellaite (MgF₂), Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 46, 987-1002

Fuchsloch W C, Nex P A M, Kinnaird J A (2019) The geochemical evolution of Nb-Ta-Sn oxides from pegmatites of the Cape Cross-Uis pegmatite belt, Namibia, Mineralogical Magazine, 83, 161-179