Caresite R120028
Name: Caresite
RRUFF ID: R120028
Ideal Chemistry: Fe2+4Al2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O
Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec, Canada
Source: Donald Doell [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale yellow semicircular plates on colorless albite
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ Hydrotalcite (22) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R120028
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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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REFERENCES for Caresite

Chao G Y, Gault R A (1997) Quintinite-2H, quintinite-3T, charmarite-2H, charmarite-3T and caresite-3T, a new group of carbonate minerals related to the hydrotalcite - manasseite group, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1541-1549   [view file]

Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352   [view file]

Mills S J, Christy A G, Génin J -M R, Kameda T, Colombo F (2012) Nomenclature of the hydrotalcite supergroup: natural layered double hydroxides, Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 1289-1336   [view file]