Vuagnatite R050397
Name: Vuagnatite
RRUFF ID: R050397
Ideal Chemistry: CaAlSiO4(OH)
Locality: Red Mountain, Mendocino County, California, USA
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless prismatic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ Adelite (19) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050397.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Ca1.00Al1.00(Si1.00O4)(OH)
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R050397
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050397.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050397.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.0534(2)Å    b: 8.5390(3)Å    c: 5.6816(2)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 90.°    gamma: 90.°   Volume: 342.20(2)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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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Vuagnatite

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]

Mc Near E, Vincent M G, Parthé E (1976) The crystal structure of vuagnatite, CaAl(OH)SiO4, American Mineralogist, 61, 831-838   [view file]

Sarp H, Bertrand J, McNear E (1976) Vuagnatite, CaAl(OH)SiO4, a new natural calcium aluminum neosilicate, American Mineralogist, 61, 825-830   [view file]

Roth P (2007) Vuagnatite, in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals Kristallografik Verlag Achberg Germany 204-205