Trechmannite R130062
Name: Trechmannite
RRUFF ID: R130062
Ideal Chemistry: AgAsS2
Locality: Lengenbach quarry, Imfeld, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Single dark red crystal, associated with jordanite and binnite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R130062
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 40% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R130062.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 14.003(1)Å    b: 14.003(1)Å    c: 9.143(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 1552.7(3)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Trechmannite

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]

Solly R H (1905) Some new minerals from the Binnenthal, Switzerland, Mineralogical Magazine, 14, 72-82   [view file]

Wherry E T, Hunt W F (1920) New minerals, American Mineralogist, 5, 136-136   [view file]

Matsumoto T, Nowacki W (1969) The crystal structure of trechmannite, AgAsS2, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 129, 163-177   [view file]

Roth P (2007) Trechmannite, in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals Kristallografik Verlag Achberg Germany 148-149