Mikenewite R210021
Name: Mikenewite
RRUFF ID: R210021
Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+(S4+O3)·3H2O
Locality: Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
Source: Bob Jenkins
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Yellowish spheres, associated with adamite and lotharmeyerite, type sample
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Albertiniite (1) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R210021.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Mn0.85Zn0.11Fe0.04Ca0.02)S0.99O3·3H2O ; The sample is prone to the electron beam damage, but it did not seem to affect the relative proportions of cations.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R210021
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R210021.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 6.6390(3)Å    b: 8.8895(4)Å    c: 8.7900(4)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 96.095(2)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 515.83(4)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Mikenewite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Bosi F, Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 71, Mineralogical Magazine, 87, 332-335   [view file]

Bosi F, Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 71, European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 75-79   [view file]

Yang H, Jenkins R A, McGlasson J A, Gibbs R B, Downs R T (2023) Mikenewite, the natural analogue of synthetic α-Mn2+(S4+O3)·3H2O, a new sulfite mineral from the Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Mexico, Mineralogical Magazine, 87, 534-541   [view file]