Cordierite R100141 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Cordierite R100141

Name: Cordierite
RRUFF ID: R100141
Ideal Chemistry: Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈
Locality: Madagascar
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Blue cut gemstone
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Beryl (28) ]

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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RRUFF ID:

R100141

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R100141.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 17.093(2)Å b: 9.7273(9)Å c: 9.354(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1555.3(6)Å³ Crystal System: orthorhombic

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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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REFERENCES for Cordierite
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]
Lucas J A H (1813) XIII. Cordierite (Iolithe), in Tableau Méthodique Espèces Minérales, Seconde Partie D'Hautel Paris 219-222 [view file]
Miyashiro A, Iiyama T, Yamasaki M, Miyashiro T (1955) The polymorphism of cordierite and indialite, American Journal of Science, 253, 185-208
Wynne-Edwards H R, Hay P W (1963) Coexisting cordierite and garnet in regionally metamorphosed rocks from the Westport area, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, 7, 453-478 [view file]
De Waard D (1966) The biotite-cordierite-almandite subfacies of the hornblende-granulite facies, The Canadian Mineralogist, 8, 481-492 [view file]
Chesworth W (1967) Shorter communications: The Biotite-cordierite-almandite subfacies of the hornblende-granulite facies: A discussion, The Canadian Mineralogist, 9, 263-268 [view file]
Fuchs L H (1969) Occurrence of cordierite and aluminous orthoenstatite in the allende meteorite, American Mineralogist, 54, 1645-1653 [view file]
Froese E (1973) The oxidation of almandine and iron cordierite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 11, 991-1002 [view file]
Kamineni D C (1974) Variation in the distortion index of cordierite east of the Sparrow Lake granite pluton, district of Mackenzie, The Canadian Mineralogist, 12, 419-421 [view file]
Bailey S W (1977) Report of the I.M.A-I.U.Cr. Joint Committee on Nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 62, 411-415 [view file]
Hollister L S (1977) The reaction forming cordierite from garnet, the Khtada Lake metamorphic complex, British Columbia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 15, 217-229 [view file]
Meagher E P, Gibbs G V (1977) The polymorphism of cordierite: II. The crystal structure of indialite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 15, 43-49 [view file]
Selverstone J, Hollister L S (1980) Cordierite–bearing granulites from the Coast Ranges, British Columbia: P—T conditions of metamorphism, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 119-129 [view file]
Phillips G N, Wall V J, Clemens J D (1981) Petrology of the Strathbogie batholith: a cordierite–bearing granite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 47-63 [view file]
Speer J A (1981) Petrology of cordierite– and almandine–bearing granitoid plutons of the southern Appalachian Piedmont, U.S.A., The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 35-46 [view file]
Bloss F D, Armbruster T (1982) Gladstone—Dale constants for H₂O and CO₂ in cordierite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 55-58 [view file]
Martignole J, Nantel S (1982) Geothermobarometry of cordierite–bearing metapelites near the Morin anorthosite complex, Grenville Province, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 307-318 [view file]
Spear F S (1982) Phase equilibria of amphibolites from the post pond volcanics, Mt. cube quadrangle, Vermont, Journal of Petrology, 23, 383-426
Allen P L, Barr S M (1983) The Ellison Lake pluton: A cordierite–bearing monzogranitic intrusive body in southwestern Nova Scotia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 21, 583-590 [view file]
Gunter A E, Skippen G B, Chao G Y (1984) Cell dimensions, Mössbauer and infrared-absorption spectra of synthetic cordierite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 22, 447-452 [view file]
Armbruster T (1986) Crystal structure refinement and thermal expansion of a Li,Na,Be-cordierite between 100 and 550 K, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 174, 205-217 [view file]
Armbruster T (1986) Role of Na in the structure of low-cordierite: A single-crystal X-ray study, American Mineralogist, 71, 746-757 [view file]
Koepke J, Schulz H (1986) Single crystal structure investigations under high-pressure of the mineral cordierite with an improved high-pressure cell, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 13, 165-173
McPhail D C, Berman R G, Greenwood H J (1990) Experimental and theoretical constraints on aluminum substitution in magnesian chlorite, and a thermodynamic model for H₂O in magnesian cordierite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 28, 859-874 [view file]
Elliott-Meadows S R, Froese E, Appleyard E C (2000) Cordierite — anthophyllite — cummingtonite rocks from the Lar deposit, Laurie Lake, Manitoba, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 545-550 [view file]
Geiger C A, Armbruster T, Khomenko V, Quartieri S (2000) Cordierite I: The coordination of Fe²⁺, American Mineralogist, 85, 1255-1264 [view file]
Geiger C A, Rager H, Czank M (2000) Cordierite III: the site occupation and concentration of Fe³⁺, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 140, 344-352
Kolesov B A, Geiger C A (2000) Cordierite II: The role of CO₂ and H₂O, American Mineralogist, 85, 1265-1274 [view file]
Peck W H, Valley J W (2000) Genesis of cordierite—gedrite gneisses, Central Metasedimentary Belt boundary thrust zone, Grenville Province, Ontario, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 511-524 [view file]
Della Ventura G, Bellatreccia F, Cámara F, Oberti R, Lorand J P, Parodi G C, Carlier G C, di Domenico D (2006) Carbon-bearing cordierite from Allumiere (Tolfa volcanic center, Latium, Italy): occurrence, crystal-structure and FTIR microspectroscopy, Periodico di Mineralogia, 76, 113-126
Kaindl R, Tropper P, Deibl I (2006) A semi-quantitative technique for determination of CO₂ in cordierite by Raman spectroscopy in thin sections, European Journal of Mineralogy, 18, 331-335
García-Moreno O, Corretgé L G, Castro A (2007) Processes of assimilation in the genesis of cordierite leucomonzogranites from the Iberian Massif: a short review, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 71-85 [view file]
Hinchey A M, Carr S D (2007) Protolith composition of cordierite—gedrite basement rocks and garnet amphibolite of the Bearpaw Lake area of the Thor—Odin dome, Monashee Complex, British Columbia, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 607-629 [view file]
Sokol E V, Seryotkin Y V, Bul'bak T A (2010) Na-Li-Be-rich cordierite from the Murzinka pegmatite field, Middle Urals, Russia, European Journal of Mineralogy, 22, 565-575
Kaindl R, Többens D M, Haefeker U (2011) Quantum-mechanical calculations of the Raman spectra of Mg- and Fe-cordierite, American Mineralogist, 96, 1568-1574 [view file]
Haefeker U, Kaindl, Tropper P (2012) Semi-quantitative determination of the Fe/Mg ratio in synthetic cordierite using Raman spectroscopy, American Mineralogist, 97, 1662-1669 [view file]
Likhacheva A Y, Goryainov S V, Bul'bak T S (2013) An X-ray diffraction study of the pressure-induced hydration in cordierite at 4-5 GPa, American Mineralogist, 98, 181-186
Finkelstein G J, Dera P K, Duffy T S (2015) High-pressure phases of cordierite from single-crystal X-ray diffraction to 15 GPa, American Mineralogist, 100, 1821-1833
Szuszkiewicz A, Pieczka A, Gadas P, Vašinová-Galiová M, Szełęg E, Gołębiowska B, Galusková D (2019) First occurence of Mn-dominant cordierite-group mineral: Electron microprobe and laser ablation ICP-MS study, The Canadian Mineralogist, 57, 807-810

REFERENCES for Cordierite

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]

Lucas J A H (1813) XIII. Cordierite (Iolithe), in Tableau Méthodique Espèces Minérales, Seconde Partie D'Hautel Paris 219-222 [view file]

Miyashiro A, Iiyama T, Yamasaki M, Miyashiro T (1955) The polymorphism of cordierite and indialite, American Journal of Science, 253, 185-208

Wynne-Edwards H R, Hay P W (1963) Coexisting cordierite and garnet in regionally metamorphosed rocks from the Westport area, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, 7, 453-478 [view file]

De Waard D (1966) The biotite-cordierite-almandite subfacies of the hornblende-granulite facies, The Canadian Mineralogist, 8, 481-492 [view file]

Chesworth W (1967) Shorter communications: The Biotite-cordierite-almandite subfacies of the hornblende-granulite facies: A discussion, The Canadian Mineralogist, 9, 263-268 [view file]

Fuchs L H (1969) Occurrence of cordierite and aluminous orthoenstatite in the allende meteorite, American Mineralogist, 54, 1645-1653 [view file]

Froese E (1973) The oxidation of almandine and iron cordierite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 11, 991-1002 [view file]

Kamineni D C (1974) Variation in the distortion index of cordierite east of the Sparrow Lake granite pluton, district of Mackenzie, The Canadian Mineralogist, 12, 419-421 [view file]

Bailey S W (1977) Report of the I.M.A-I.U.Cr. Joint Committee on Nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 62, 411-415 [view file]

Hollister L S (1977) The reaction forming cordierite from garnet, the Khtada Lake metamorphic complex, British Columbia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 15, 217-229 [view file]

Meagher E P, Gibbs G V (1977) The polymorphism of cordierite: II. The crystal structure of indialite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 15, 43-49 [view file]

Selverstone J, Hollister L S (1980) Cordierite–bearing granulites from the Coast Ranges, British Columbia: P—T conditions of metamorphism, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 119-129 [view file]

Phillips G N, Wall V J, Clemens J D (1981) Petrology of the Strathbogie batholith: a cordierite–bearing granite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 47-63 [view file]

Speer J A (1981) Petrology of cordierite– and almandine–bearing granitoid plutons of the southern Appalachian Piedmont, U.S.A., The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 35-46 [view file]

Bloss F D, Armbruster T (1982) Gladstone—Dale constants for H₂O and CO₂ in cordierite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 55-58 [view file]

Martignole J, Nantel S (1982) Geothermobarometry of cordierite–bearing metapelites near the Morin anorthosite complex, Grenville Province, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 307-318 [view file]

Spear F S (1982) Phase equilibria of amphibolites from the post pond volcanics, Mt. cube quadrangle, Vermont, Journal of Petrology, 23, 383-426

Allen P L, Barr S M (1983) The Ellison Lake pluton: A cordierite–bearing monzogranitic intrusive body in southwestern Nova Scotia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 21, 583-590 [view file]

Gunter A E, Skippen G B, Chao G Y (1984) Cell dimensions, Mössbauer and infrared-absorption spectra of synthetic cordierite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 22, 447-452 [view file]

Armbruster T (1986) Crystal structure refinement and thermal expansion of a Li,Na,Be-cordierite between 100 and 550 K, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 174, 205-217 [view file]

Armbruster T (1986) Role of Na in the structure of low-cordierite: A single-crystal X-ray study, American Mineralogist, 71, 746-757 [view file]

Koepke J, Schulz H (1986) Single crystal structure investigations under high-pressure of the mineral cordierite with an improved high-pressure cell, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 13, 165-173

McPhail D C, Berman R G, Greenwood H J (1990) Experimental and theoretical constraints on aluminum substitution in magnesian chlorite, and a thermodynamic model for H₂O in magnesian cordierite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 28, 859-874 [view file]

Elliott-Meadows S R, Froese E, Appleyard E C (2000) Cordierite — anthophyllite — cummingtonite rocks from the Lar deposit, Laurie Lake, Manitoba, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 545-550 [view file]

Geiger C A, Armbruster T, Khomenko V, Quartieri S (2000) Cordierite I: The coordination of Fe²⁺, American Mineralogist, 85, 1255-1264 [view file]

Geiger C A, Rager H, Czank M (2000) Cordierite III: the site occupation and concentration of Fe³⁺, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 140, 344-352

Kolesov B A, Geiger C A (2000) Cordierite II: The role of CO₂ and H₂O, American Mineralogist, 85, 1265-1274 [view file]

Peck W H, Valley J W (2000) Genesis of cordierite—gedrite gneisses, Central Metasedimentary Belt boundary thrust zone, Grenville Province, Ontario, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 511-524 [view file]

Della Ventura G, Bellatreccia F, Cámara F, Oberti R, Lorand J P, Parodi G C, Carlier G C, di Domenico D (2006) Carbon-bearing cordierite from Allumiere (Tolfa volcanic center, Latium, Italy): occurrence, crystal-structure and FTIR microspectroscopy, Periodico di Mineralogia, 76, 113-126

Kaindl R, Tropper P, Deibl I (2006) A semi-quantitative technique for determination of CO₂ in cordierite by Raman spectroscopy in thin sections, European Journal of Mineralogy, 18, 331-335

García-Moreno O, Corretgé L G, Castro A (2007) Processes of assimilation in the genesis of cordierite leucomonzogranites from the Iberian Massif: a short review, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 71-85 [view file]

Hinchey A M, Carr S D (2007) Protolith composition of cordierite—gedrite basement rocks and garnet amphibolite of the Bearpaw Lake area of the Thor—Odin dome, Monashee Complex, British Columbia, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 607-629 [view file]

Sokol E V, Seryotkin Y V, Bul'bak T A (2010) Na-Li-Be-rich cordierite from the Murzinka pegmatite field, Middle Urals, Russia, European Journal of Mineralogy, 22, 565-575

Kaindl R, Többens D M, Haefeker U (2011) Quantum-mechanical calculations of the Raman spectra of Mg- and Fe-cordierite, American Mineralogist, 96, 1568-1574 [view file]

Haefeker U, Kaindl, Tropper P (2012) Semi-quantitative determination of the Fe/Mg ratio in synthetic cordierite using Raman spectroscopy, American Mineralogist, 97, 1662-1669 [view file]

Likhacheva A Y, Goryainov S V, Bul'bak T S (2013) An X-ray diffraction study of the pressure-induced hydration in cordierite at 4-5 GPa, American Mineralogist, 98, 181-186

Finkelstein G J, Dera P K, Duffy T S (2015) High-pressure phases of cordierite from single-crystal X-ray diffraction to 15 GPa, American Mineralogist, 100, 1821-1833

Szuszkiewicz A, Pieczka A, Gadas P, Vašinová-Galiová M, Szełęg E, Gołębiowska B, Galusková D (2019) First occurence of Mn-dominant cordierite-group mineral: Electron microprobe and laser ablation ICP-MS study, The Canadian Mineralogist, 57, 807-810