Friedelite R070085
Name: Friedelite
RRUFF ID: R070085
Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+8Si6O15(OH)10
Locality: Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, USA
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Orange-brown coarsely crystalline
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Groups: [ Pyrosmalite (9) ] [ Clay (86) ]
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070085.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Mn2+7.02Fe2+0.49Mg0.36Zn0.11Al0.02)Σ=8(Si5.98Al0.02)Σ=6O15((OH)9.13Cl0.87)Σ=10; OH estimated by difference and charge balance
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070085
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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: R070085.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 23.208(8)Å    b: 13.402(5)Å    c: 7.439(3)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 105.07(2)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 2234(1)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 Friedelite

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]

Bertrand E (1876) Sur un nouveau minéral des Pyrénees, Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, 82, 1167-1168   [view file]

Hey M H (1956) The empirical unit-cell contents of the friedelite family, American Mineralogist, 41, 134-138   [view file]

Dunn P J, Peacor D R, Nelen J A, Norberg J A (1981) Crystal-chemical data for schallerite, caryopilite and friedelite from Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey, American Mineralogist, 66, 1054-1062   [view file]

Ozawa T, Takéuchi Y, Takahata T, Donnay G, Donnay J D H (1983) The pyrosmalite group of minerals. II. The layer structure of mcgillite and friedelite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 21, 7-17   [view file]

Kato T, Watanabe I (1992) The crystal structures of schallerite and friedelite, Yamaguchi University, College of Arts Bulletin, 26, 51-63   [view file]