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Holmquistite R130004

Name: Holmquistite
RRUFF ID: R130004
Ideal Chemistry: ◻Li₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Locality: Quebec Lithium Corporation mine, La Corne, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
Source: Don Doell [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Parallel aggregate of pale purple bladed crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ amphibole (107) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R130004.2
Sample Description:	Chemistry from Frank Hawthorne
Measured Chemistry:	Na_0.06Li₂(Mg_1.89Fe_1.41Al_1.73)Si₈O₂₂(OH)_1.90F_0.10

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R130004

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R130004.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 18.288(4)Å b: 17.684(4)Å c: 5.2780(9)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1707.0(3)Å³ Crystal System: orthorhombic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Holmquistite
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]
Osann A (1913) Über Holmquistit, einen Lithionglaukophan von der Insel Utö, Sitzungsberichte der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1913, 3-16 [view file]
Vogt T, Bastiansen O, Skancke P (1958) Notes and news: Holmquistite as a rhombic amphibole, American Mineralogist, 43, 981-982 [view file]
Leake B E (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles, American Mineralogist, 63, 1023-1052 [view file]
Leake B E, Woolley A R, Arps C E S, Birch W D, Gilbert M C, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kato A, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Linthout K, Laird J, Mandarino J A, Maresch W V, Nickel E H, Rock N M S, Schumacher J C, Smith D C, Stephenson N C N, Ungaretti L, Whittaker E J W, Youzhi G (1997) Nomenclature of amphiboles: report of the Subcommittee on Amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 219-246 [view file]
Kloprogge J T, Visser D, Case M H, Frost R L (2001) Raman microscopic study of holmquistite, a Li-bearing orthorhombic amphibole, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 2001, 1-17
Leake B E, Woolley A R, Birch W D, Burke E A J, Ferraris G, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Schumacher J C, Stephenson N C N, Whittaker E J W (2003) Nomenclature of amphiboles: additions and revisions to the International Mineralogical Association’s 1997 recommendations, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 1355-1362 [view file]
Camara F, Oberti R (2005) The crystal-chemistry of holmquistites: Ferroholmquistite from Greenbushes (Western Australia) and hints for compositional constraints in ^BLi amphiboles, American Mineralogist, 90, 1167-1176 [view file]
Tribaudino M, Hovis G L, Almer C, Leaman A (2022) Thermal expansion of minerals in the amphibole supergroup, American Mineralogist, 107, 1302-1312

REFERENCES for Holmquistite

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]

Osann A (1913) Über Holmquistit, einen Lithionglaukophan von der Insel Utö, Sitzungsberichte der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1913, 3-16 [view file]

Vogt T, Bastiansen O, Skancke P (1958) Notes and news: Holmquistite as a rhombic amphibole, American Mineralogist, 43, 981-982 [view file]

Leake B E (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles, American Mineralogist, 63, 1023-1052 [view file]

Leake B E, Woolley A R, Arps C E S, Birch W D, Gilbert M C, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kato A, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Linthout K, Laird J, Mandarino J A, Maresch W V, Nickel E H, Rock N M S, Schumacher J C, Smith D C, Stephenson N C N, Ungaretti L, Whittaker E J W, Youzhi G (1997) Nomenclature of amphiboles: report of the Subcommittee on Amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 219-246 [view file]

Kloprogge J T, Visser D, Case M H, Frost R L (2001) Raman microscopic study of holmquistite, a Li-bearing orthorhombic amphibole, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 2001, 1-17

Leake B E, Woolley A R, Birch W D, Burke E A J, Ferraris G, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Schumacher J C, Stephenson N C N, Whittaker E J W (2003) Nomenclature of amphiboles: additions and revisions to the International Mineralogical Association’s 1997 recommendations, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 1355-1362 [view file]

Camara F, Oberti R (2005) The crystal-chemistry of holmquistites: Ferroholmquistite from Greenbushes (Western Australia) and hints for compositional constraints in ^BLi amphiboles, American Mineralogist, 90, 1167-1176 [view file]

Tribaudino M, Hovis G L, Almer C, Leaman A (2022) Thermal expansion of minerals in the amphibole supergroup, American Mineralogist, 107, 1302-1312