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Aldomarinoite R220034

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Name: Aldomarinoite
RRUFF ID: R220034
Ideal Chemistry: Sr2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH)
Locality: Valletta mine, Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy
Source: Fernando Cámara
Owner: Fernando Cámara
Description: Dark orange subhedral crystals in thin masses associated with quartz and yellow tilasite. Type sample from Cámara et al (2022)
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ Brackebuschite (17) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R220034.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Sr1.93Ca0.21Ba0.04Pb0.01)(Mn3+0.48Al0.35Fe3+0.21Mg0.01)[(As0.92V0.03)O4]2(OH)
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R220034
Sample Description: Cell parameters are from powder data, profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.5414(3)Å    b: 5.9838(2)Å    c: 8.7399(3)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 112.034(4)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 365.60(2)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Aldomarinoite

Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2021) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 63, Mineralogical Magazine, 85, 910-915   [view file]

Cámara F, Baratelli l, Ciriotti M E, Nestola F, Piccoli G C, Bosi F, Bittarello E, Hålenius U, Balestra C (2022) As-bearing new mineral species from Valletta mine, Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy: IV. Lombardoite, Ba2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH) and aldomarinoite, Sr2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH), description and crystal structure, Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 447-458

Celestian A J (2023) New mineral names: Arsenic and lead, American Mineralogist, 108, 634-636   [view file]