Bismutotantalite R130778 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Bismutotantalite R130778

Name: Bismutotantalite
RRUFF ID: R130778
Ideal Chemistry: BiTaO₄
Locality: Mbale Estate, Singo, West of Kanipala, Uganda
Source: Rock Currier [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Metallic black massive or irregular crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R130778

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R130778.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 4.9867(9)Å b: 11.831(3)Å c: 5.669(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 334.44(9)Å³ Crystal System: orthorhombic

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 Bismutotantalite
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]
Gordon S G, Smith W C (1929) Proceedings of Societies: Philadelphia Mineralogical Society; Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, American Mineralogist, 14, 311-312 [view file]
Wayland E J, Spencer L J (1929) Bismutotantalite, a new mineral, from Uganda, Mineralogical Magazine, 22, 185-192 [view file]
Foshag W F (1930) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 15, 201-204 [view file]
Galliski M A, Márquez-Zavalía M F, Cooper M A, Černý P, Hawthorne F C (2001) Bismutotantalite from northwestern Argentina: description and crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 103-110 [view file]

REFERENCES for Bismutotantalite

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]

Gordon S G, Smith W C (1929) Proceedings of Societies: Philadelphia Mineralogical Society; Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, American Mineralogist, 14, 311-312 [view file]

Wayland E J, Spencer L J (1929) Bismutotantalite, a new mineral, from Uganda, Mineralogical Magazine, 22, 185-192 [view file]

Foshag W F (1930) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 15, 201-204 [view file]

Galliski M A, Márquez-Zavalía M F, Cooper M A, Černý P, Hawthorne F C (2001) Bismutotantalite from northwestern Argentina: description and crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 103-110 [view file]