Schwartzembergite R050159



Name: Schwartzembergite
RRUFF ID: R050159
Ideal Chemistry: Pb2+5H2I3+O6Cl3
Locality: Ponderosa mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile
Source: Jim McGlasson
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Orange thin plates
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050159.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050159.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 3.982(1)Å    b: 3.982(1)Å    c: 12.567(5)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 199.27(7)Å3    Crystal System: tetragonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Schwartzembergite

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]

Dana J D, Brush G J (1868) 152. Schwartzembergite, in A System of Mineralogy, Fifth Edition John Wiley and Sons New York 120-121   [view file]

Welch M D, Hawthorne F C, Cooper M A, Kyser T K (2001) Trivalent iodine in the crystal structure of schwartzembergite, Pb2+5I3+O6H2Cl3, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 785-795   [view file]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2002) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 87, 355-358   [view file]