Segnitite R060342
Name: Segnitite
RRUFF ID: R060342
Ideal Chemistry: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Locality: Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Source: Michael Scott S100051 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Yellowish-brown blebs
Status: The identification of this mineral has been determined only by Raman spectroscopy
Mineral Groups: [ alunite (46) ] [ crandallite (14) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060342
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Segnitite

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]

Birch W D, Pring A, Gatehouse B M (1992) Segnitite, PbFe3H(AsO4)2(OH)6, a new mineral in the lusungite group from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, American Mineralogist, 77, 656-659   [view file]

Jambor J L (1999) Nomenclature of the alunite supergroup, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 1323-1341   [view file]

Grice J D, Ferraris G (2003) New minerals approved in 2002 and nomenclature modifications approved in 1998-2002 by the Commission on the New Minerals and Mineral Names, International Mineralogical Association, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 795-802   [view file]

Sejkora J, Škovíra J, Čejka J, Plášil J (2009) Cu-rich members of the beudantite-segnitite series from the Krupka ore district, the Krušné hory Mountains, Czech Republic, Journal of Geosciences, 54, 355-371

Bayliss P, Kolitsch U, Nickel E H, Pring A (2010) Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 919-927   [view file]

Mills S J, Etschmann B, Kampf A R, Poirier G, Newville M (2014) Sb5+ and Sb3+ substitution in segnitite: A new sink for As and Sb in the environment and implications for acid mine drainage, American Mineralogist, 99, 1355-1359