Biphosphammite R180019

Name: Biphosphammite
RRUFF ID: R180019
Ideal Chemistry: (NH4)H2(PO4)
Locality: Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
Source: Peter Megaw
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless tetragonal prismatic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Biphosphammite (3) ]
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R180019
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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: R180019.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.5272(27)Å    b: 7.5272(27)Å    c: 7.5741(30)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 429.143(73)Å3    Crystal System: tetragonal
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REFERENCES for Biphosphammite

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]

Shepard C U (1870) Notice of the Guanape Island guano, The Rural Carolinian, 1, 469-471   [view file]

Pryce M W (1972) Biphosphammite : a second occurrence, Mineralogical Magazine, 38, 965-967   [view file]

Fleischer M (1973) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 58, 805-807   [view file]

Khan A A, Baur W H (1973) Refinement of the crystal structures of ammonium dihydrogen phosphate and ammonium dihydrogen arsenate, Acta Crystallographica, B29, 2721-2726