Brazilianite R050126

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Name: Brazilianite
RRUFF ID: R050126
Ideal Chemistry: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Locality: Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Source: Carlos and Paulo Vasconcelos
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pair of greenish yellow elongated crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ]
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050126.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Na1.00Al3.00(P1.00O4)2((OH)3.80F0.20)Σ=4
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Sample is oriented, mounted onto a pin and polished
Pin ID: L00438
Orientation: Laser parallel to  -a*  (-1 0 0).     Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to  b   [0 1 0].
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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS
RRUFF ID: R050126
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050126.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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RRUFF ID: R050126.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: PIKE GladiATR - Far-IR on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050126.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 11.234(1)Å    b: 10.1495(4)Å    c: 7.1098(7)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 97.303(8)°    gamma: 90.°   Volume: 804.10(5)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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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 Brazilianite

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]

Pough F H, Henderson E P (1945) Brazilianite, a new phosphate mineral, American Mineralogist, 30, 572-582   [view file]

Hurlbut Jr. C S, Weichel E J (1946) Additional data on brazilianite, American Mineralogist, 31, 507-507   [view file]

Frondel C, Lindberg M L (1948) Second occurrence of brazilianite, American Mineralogist, 33, 135-141   [view file]

Gatehouse B M, Miskin B K (1974) The crystal structure of brazilianite, NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4, Acta Crystallographica, B30, 1311-1317

Gatta G D, Vignola P, Maven M, Rinaldi R (2013) Neutron diffraction in gemology: Single-crystal diffraction study of brazilianite NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4, American Mineralogist, 98, 1624-1630   [view file]