Safflorite R100115



Name: Safflorite
RRUFF ID: R100115
Ideal Chemistry: CoAs2
Locality: Hudson Bay (Rustex) mine, Gowganda area, Ontario, Canada
Source: Robert Woodside [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Steel gray elongated tablets arranged as sixling twins
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Lollingite (8) ]
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R100115
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R100115.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.255(4)Å    b: 5.945(3)Å    c: 2.895(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 90.44(1)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Safflorite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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