Carlosturanite R060259


 Name: Carlosturanite
RRUFF ID: R060259
Ideal Chemistry: (Mg,Fe2+,Ti)21(Si,Al)12O28(OH)34·H2O
Locality: Val Varaita, near Sempeyre, Piedmont, Italy
Source: Michael Scott S100338 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale green fibrous bundle
Status: The identification of this mineral has been made only by X-ray diffraction.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060259.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Sample
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RRUFF ID: R060259
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Sample Description: Unoriented Sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060259.1
Sample Description: Powder
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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 Carlosturanite

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]

Compagnoni R, Ferraris G, Mellini M (1985) Carlosturanite, a new asbestiform rock-forming silicate from Val Varaita, Italy, American Mineralogist, 70, 767-772   [view file]

Mellini M, Ferraris G, Compagnoni R (1985) Carlosturanite: HRTEM evidence of a polysomatic series including serpentine, American Mineralogist, 70, 773-781   [view file]

Belluso E, Ferraris G (1991) New data on balangeroite and carlosturanite from alpine serpentinites, European Journal of Mineralogy, 3, 559-566

Belluso E, Fornero E, Cairo S, Albertazzi G, Rinaudo C (2007) The application of micro-Raman spectroscopy to distinguish carlosturanite from serpentine-group minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 1495-1500   [view file]