Thortveitite R060360
Name: Thortveitite
RRUFF ID: R060360
Ideal Chemistry: Sc2Si2O7
Locality: Rossa, near Evje, southern Norway
Source: Michael Scott S100034 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Gray transparent prismatic crystal
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Thortveitite (3) ]
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060360.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Sc1.44Y0.30Zr0.07Fe3+0.08Mn0.06Yb0.05)Σ=2(Si1.99Al0.01)Σ=2O7
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 50% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060360.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 6.601(5)Å    b: 8.544(8)Å    c: 4.698(4)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 102.61(2)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 258.6(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 Thortveitite

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]

Schetelig J (1911) Ueber Thortveitit, ein neues Mineral, Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, 1911, 721-726   [view file]

Spencer L J (1913) A (sixth) list of new mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 16, 352-378   [view file]

Schetelig J (1922) Thortveitite, a silicate of scandium, (Sc,Y)2Si2O7, Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift, 6, 233-244   [view file]

Wherry E T (1922) New minerals: redefinition of species, American Mineralogist, 7, 194-196   [view file]

Bianchi R, Pilati T, Diella V, Gramaccioli C M, Mannucci G (1988) A re-examination of thortveitite, American Mineralogist, 73, 601-607   [view file]

Foord E E, Birmingham S D, Demartin F, Pilati T, Gramaccioli C M, Lichte F E (1993) Thortveitite and associated Sc–bearing minerals from Ravalli County, Montana, The Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 337-346   [view file]

Gramaccioli C M, Diella V, Demartin F, Orlandi P, Campostrini I (2000) Cesian bazzite and thortveitite from Cuasso al Monte, Varese, Italy: a comparison with the material from Baveno, and inferred origin, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 1409-1418   [view file]

Guastoni A, Nestola F, Ferraris C, Parodi G (2012) Xenotime-(Y) and Sn-rich thortveitite in miarolitic pegmatites from Baveno, Southern Alps, Italy, Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 761-767   [view file]