Russellite R060860
Name: Russellite
RRUFF ID: R060860
Ideal Chemistry: Bi2WO6
Locality: Castle-an-Dinas mine, Saint Columb Major, Cornwall, England
Source: Michael Scott S100858 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Brownish-yellow granular
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060860.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: lighter phase: (Bi1.94Fe3+0.06)Σ=2W1.00O6; darker phase: (Bi1.95Fe3+0.05)Σ=2W1.00O6;
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060860
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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: R060860.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.4498(7)Å    b: 16.321(2)Å    c: 5.4550(8)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 485.20(8)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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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 Russellite

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]

Hey M H, Bannister F A, Russell A (1938) Russellite, a new British mineral, Mineralogical Magazine, 25, 41-56   [view file]

Foshag W F (1939) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 24, 66-66   [view file]

Knight K S (1992) The crystal structure of russellite; a re-determination using neutron powder diffraction of synthetic Bi2WO6, Mineralogical Magazine, 56, 399-409   [view file]

Jambor J L, Puziewicz J (1993) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 78, 450-455   [view file]