D R060507 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Westerveldite R060507

Name: Westerveldite
RRUFF ID: R060507
Ideal Chemistry: FeAs
Locality: Kvanefjeld, Ilimaussaq, Greenland
Source: Michael Scott S100040 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Metallic silver massive, associated with elongated dark-green diopside.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Modderite (1) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060507.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060507

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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	Raman Data (RAW)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060507.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 5.405(6)Å b: 5.971(7)Å c: 3.364(5)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 108.5(1)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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	DIF File
	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Westerveldite
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]
Oen I S, Burke E A J, Kieft C, Westerhof A B (1972) Westerveldite, (Fe,Ni,Co)As, a new mineral from La Gallega, Spain, American Mineralogist, 57, 354-363 [view file]
Sizgoric M B, Duesing C M (1973) Westerveldite, a Canadian occurrence, The Canadian Mineralogist, 12, 137-138 [view file]
Lyman P S, Prewitt C T (1984) Room- and high-pressure crystal chemistry of CoAs and FeAs, Acta Crystallographica, B40, 14-20
Hem S R, Makovicky E, Gervilla F (2001) Compositional trends in Fe, Co, and Ni sulfarsenides and their crystal-chemical implications: results from the Arroyo de la Cueva deposits, Ronda peridotite, southern Spain, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 831-853 [view file]

REFERENCES for Westerveldite

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]

Oen I S, Burke E A J, Kieft C, Westerhof A B (1972) Westerveldite, (Fe,Ni,Co)As, a new mineral from La Gallega, Spain, American Mineralogist, 57, 354-363 [view file]

Sizgoric M B, Duesing C M (1973) Westerveldite, a Canadian occurrence, The Canadian Mineralogist, 12, 137-138 [view file]

Lyman P S, Prewitt C T (1984) Room- and high-pressure crystal chemistry of CoAs and FeAs, Acta Crystallographica, B40, 14-20

Hem S R, Makovicky E, Gervilla F (2001) Compositional trends in Fe, Co, and Ni sulfarsenides and their crystal-chemical implications: results from the Arroyo de la Cueva deposits, Ronda peridotite, southern Spain, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 831-853 [view file]