Annabergite R050462
Name: Annabergite
RRUFF ID: R050462
Ideal Chemistry: Ni3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Locality: Plaka mine, Laurium, Attica, Greece
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 2447 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Green bladed crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ Vivianite (17) ]
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050462.2
Sample Description: Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Ni2.97Zn0.03)Σ=3(As1.00O4)2·8H2O; lighter vein: (Ni2.95Zn0.05)Σ=3(As1.00O4)2·8H2O
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R050462
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050462.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050462.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.192(1)Å    b: 13.3384(8)Å    c: 4.730(1)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 104.98(1)°    gamma: 90.°   Volume: 621.2(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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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Annabergite

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]

Phillips W, Brooke H J, Miller W H (1852) Annabergite, in An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans London 503-504   [view file]

Mrose M E, Larson R R, Estep P A (1976) Forbesite — a mixture of cobaltoan annabergite and arsenolite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 14, 414-421   [view file]

Jambor J L, Dutrizac J E (1995) Solid solutions in the annabergite - erythrite - hörnesite synthetic system, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 1063-1071   [view file]

Wildner M, Giester G, Lengauer C L, McCammon C A (1996) Structure and crystal chemistry of vivianite-type compounds: Crystal structures of erythrite and annabergite with a Mössbauer study of erythrite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 8, 187-192

Frost R L, Kloprogge T, Weier M L, Martens W N, Ding Z, Edwards H G H (2003) Raman spectroscopy of selected arsenates - implications for soil remediation, Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 59, 2241-2246   [link]

Frost R L, Martens W, Williams P A, Kloprogge J T (2003) Raman spectroscopic study of the vivianite arsenate minerals, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 34, 751-759   [link]