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Fluoro-edenite R070003

Name: Fluoro-edenite
RRUFF ID: R070003
Ideal Chemistry: NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂F₂
Locality: Cobden, Ontario, Canada
Source: Michael Scott S103392 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black to very dark green single crystal fragment
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

Mineral Group: [ amphibole (107) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R070003.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Na_0.55K_0.35◻_0.10)_Σ=1(Ca_1.65Na_0.35)_Σ=2(Mg_2.42Fe²⁺_1.81Fe³⁺_0.52Al_0.14Ti_0.07Mn_0.04)_Σ=5(Si_6.65Al_1.35)O₂₂(F_1.03(OH)_0.94Cl_0.03)_Σ=2; (OH) estimated by difference
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070003

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance)

RRUFF ID:

R070003.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Instrument settings:

SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR

Resolution:

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	Infrared Data (Processed)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070003.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 9.9119(2)Å b: 18.1029(6)Å c: 5.3142(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 105.004(3)° gamma: 90° Volume: 921.04(4)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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	RRUFF File
	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
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REFERENCES for Fluoro-edenite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Boschmann K F, Burns P C, Hawthorne F C, Raudsepp M, Turnock A C (1994) A-site disorder in synthetic fluor-edenite, a crystal-structure study, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 21-30 [view file]
Rastsvetaeva R K, Pushcharovskii D Y, Borutskii B E (1995) Crystal structure of K,F-edenite from Khibini, Crystallography Reports, 40, 27-30
Jambor J L, Kovalenker V A, Roberts A C (1999) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 84, 1685-1688 [view file]
Gianfagna A, Oberti R (2001) Fluoro-edenite from Biancavilla (Catania, Sicily, Italy): crystal chemistry of a new amphibole end-member, American Mineralogist, 86, 1489-1493 [view file]
Mandarino J A (2002) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1215-1234 [view file]
Burke E A J, Leake B E (2004) "Named amphiboles": a new category of amphiboles recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA), and the proper order of prefixes to be used in amphibole names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 1881-1883 [view file]
Rinaudo C, Cairo S, Gastaldi D, Gianfagna A, Tagliani S M, Tosi G, Conti C (2006) Characterization of fluoro-edenite by μ-Raman and μ-FTIR spectroscopy, Mineralogical Magazine, 70, 291-298 [view file]
Gianfagna A, Andreozzi G B, Ballirano P, Mazziotti-Tagliani S, Bruni B M (2007) Structural and chemical contrasts between prismatic and fibrous fluoro-edenite from Biancavilla, Sicily, Italy, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 249-262 [view file]
Andreozzi G B, Ballirano P, Gianfagna A, Mazziotti-Tagliani S, Pacella A (2009) Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a suite of fibrous amphiboles with high environmental and health relevance from Biancaville (Sicily, Italy), American Mineralogist, 94, 1333-1340 [view file]
Della Ventura G, Bellatreccia F, Cámara F, Oberti R (2014) Crystal-chemistry and short-range order of fluoro-edenite and fluoro-pargasite: a combined X-ray diffraction and FTIR spectroscopic approach, Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 293-310

REFERENCES for Fluoro-edenite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Boschmann K F, Burns P C, Hawthorne F C, Raudsepp M, Turnock A C (1994) A-site disorder in synthetic fluor-edenite, a crystal-structure study, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 21-30 [view file]

Rastsvetaeva R K, Pushcharovskii D Y, Borutskii B E (1995) Crystal structure of K,F-edenite from Khibini, Crystallography Reports, 40, 27-30

Jambor J L, Kovalenker V A, Roberts A C (1999) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 84, 1685-1688 [view file]

Gianfagna A, Oberti R (2001) Fluoro-edenite from Biancavilla (Catania, Sicily, Italy): crystal chemistry of a new amphibole end-member, American Mineralogist, 86, 1489-1493 [view file]

Mandarino J A (2002) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1215-1234 [view file]

Burke E A J, Leake B E (2004) "Named amphiboles": a new category of amphiboles recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA), and the proper order of prefixes to be used in amphibole names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 1881-1883 [view file]

Rinaudo C, Cairo S, Gastaldi D, Gianfagna A, Tagliani S M, Tosi G, Conti C (2006) Characterization of fluoro-edenite by μ-Raman and μ-FTIR spectroscopy, Mineralogical Magazine, 70, 291-298 [view file]

Gianfagna A, Andreozzi G B, Ballirano P, Mazziotti-Tagliani S, Bruni B M (2007) Structural and chemical contrasts between prismatic and fibrous fluoro-edenite from Biancavilla, Sicily, Italy, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 249-262 [view file]

Andreozzi G B, Ballirano P, Gianfagna A, Mazziotti-Tagliani S, Pacella A (2009) Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a suite of fibrous amphiboles with high environmental and health relevance from Biancaville (Sicily, Italy), American Mineralogist, 94, 1333-1340 [view file]

Della Ventura G, Bellatreccia F, Cámara F, Oberti R (2014) Crystal-chemistry and short-range order of fluoro-edenite and fluoro-pargasite: a combined X-ray diffraction and FTIR spectroscopic approach, Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 293-310