Redledgeite R070714
Name: Redledgeite
RRUFF ID: R070714
Ideal Chemistry: Ba(Ti6Cr3+2)O16
Locality: Red Ledge mine, Washington, Washington District, Nevada County, California, USA
Source: Michael Scott S103520 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black acicular crystals intermixed with pale green micro-fibers, used in the Foley et al (1997) Can Min 35, 1531-1534 study. Associated with light purple clinochlore
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Coronadite (13) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070714.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Ba1.15(Ti4+5.66Cr3+2.38Fe3+0.02)O16
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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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: R070714.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.113(3)Å    b: 10.113(3)Å    c: 2.950(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 301.8(1)Å3    Crystal System: tetragonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Redledgeite

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]

Fleischer M (1961) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 46, 1200-1204   [view file]

Strunz H (1961) "Chromrutil" von der Red Ledge Mine ist kein Rutil. Redledgeit, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1961, 107-111

International Mineralogical Association (1967) Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 131-136   [view file]

Gatehouse B M, Jones G C, Pring A, Symes R F (1986) The chemistry and structure of redledgeite, Mineralogical Magazine, 50, 709-715   [view file]

Scott J D, Peatfield G R (1986) Mannardite [Ba·H2O](Ti6V3+2)O16, a new mineral species, and new data on redledgeite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 24, 55-66   [view file]

Hawthorne F C, Burke E A J, Ercit T S, Grew E S, Grice J D, Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C, Vanko D A (1988) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 73, 189-199   [view file]

Foley J A, Hughes J M, Drexler J W (1997) Redledgeite, Bax([Cr,Fe,V]3+2xTi8-2x)O16, the I4/m structure and elucidation of the sequence of tunnel Ba cations, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1531-1534   [view file]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (1999) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 84, 193-198   [view file]

Biagioni C, Capalbo C, Pasero M (2013) Nomenclature tunings in the hollandite supergroup, European Journal of Mineralogy, 25, 85-90   [view file]