Suzukiite R150039
Name: Suzukiite
RRUFF ID: R150039
Ideal Chemistry: BaV4+Si2O7
Locality: Gun Claim, Yukon Territory, Canada
Source: Gunnar Farber [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Isolated aggregates of bright-green granular or flake crystals, associated with pale grey walstromite (R150079), pellyite (R150078), diopside, benitoite, bavsiite (R150042) and celsian
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R150039
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 40% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R150039.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.104(2)Å    b: 15.243(5)Å    c: 5.357(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 580.1(1)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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REFERENCES for Suzukiite

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]

Matsubara S, Kato A, Yui S (1982) Suzukiite, Ba2V4+2[O2|Si4O12], a new mineral from the Mogurazawa mine, Gumma Prefecture, Japan, Mineralogical Journal, 11, 15-20   [view file]

Fleischer M, Pabst A (1983) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 68, 280-283   [view file]

Ito M, Matsubara S, Yokoyama K, Momma K, Miyawaki R, Nakai I, Kato A (2014) Crystal structure of suzukiite from the Mogurazawa mine, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 109, 222-227