R060132 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Fluor-buergerite R060132

Name: Fluor-buergerite
RRUFF ID: R060132
Ideal Chemistry: NaFe³⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃O₃F
Locality: 20 km. south of San Luis Potasi, Mexico
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 13422 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Brown short prismatic
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

Mineral Group: [ tourmaline (49) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060132.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Na_0.87Ca_0.03◻_0.10)(Fe³⁺_0.82Al_0.12Mg_0.04Ti_0.02)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃(Si_0.98Al_0.02)₆O₁₈(O_0.66F_0.19(OH)_0.15)₄
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Sample is oriented and mounted on a pin

Pin ID:

L00828

Orientation:

Laser parallel to -c* (0 0 -1). Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to -a [-1 0 0].

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060132

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060132.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 15.8737(4)Å b: 15.8737(4)Å c: 7.1988(6)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1570.9(0)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

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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REFERENCES for Fluor-buergerite
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]
Donnay G, Ingamells C O, Mason B (1966) Mineralogical notes: Buergerite, a new species of tourmaline, American Mineralogist, 51, 198-199 [view file]
Barton R (1969) Refinement of the crystal structure of buergerite and the absolute orientation of tourmalines, Acta Crystallographica, B25, 1524-1533
Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 54, 326-330 [view file]
Manning P G (1969) Optical absorption spectra of chromium-bearing tourmaline, black tourmaline and buergerite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 10, 57-70 [view file]
Tippe A, Hamilton W C (1971) A neutron-diffraction study of the ferric tourmaline, buergerite, American Mineralogist, 56, 101-113 [view file]
Grice J D, Ercit T S (1993) Ordering of Fe and Mg in the tourmaline crystal structure: The correct formula, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 165, 245-266 [view file]
Gashrova B, Mihailova B, Konstantinov L (1997) Raman spectra of various types of tourmaline, European Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 935-940
Hawthorne F C, Henry D J (1999) Classification of the minerals of the tourmaline group, European Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 201-215 [view file]
Henry D J, Novák M, Hawthorne F C, Ertl A, Dutrow B L, Uher P, Pezzotta F (2011) Nomenclature of the tourmaline-supergroup minerals, American Mineralogist, 96, 895-913 [view file]
Watenphul A, Burgdorf M, Schlüter J, Horn I, Malcherek T, Mihailova B (2016) Exploring the potential of Raman spectroscopy for crystallochemical analyses of complex hydrous silicates: II. Tourmalines, American Mineralogist, 101, 970-985
Bosi F (2018) Tourmaline crystal chemistry, American Mineralogist, 103, 298-306 [view file]
Hovis G L, Tribaudino M, Altomare C, Bosi F (2023) Thermal expansion of minerals in the tourmaline supergroup, American Mineralogist, 108, 1053-1063

REFERENCES for Fluor-buergerite

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]

Donnay G, Ingamells C O, Mason B (1966) Mineralogical notes: Buergerite, a new species of tourmaline, American Mineralogist, 51, 198-199 [view file]

Barton R (1969) Refinement of the crystal structure of buergerite and the absolute orientation of tourmalines, Acta Crystallographica, B25, 1524-1533

Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 54, 326-330 [view file]

Manning P G (1969) Optical absorption spectra of chromium-bearing tourmaline, black tourmaline and buergerite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 10, 57-70 [view file]

Tippe A, Hamilton W C (1971) A neutron-diffraction study of the ferric tourmaline, buergerite, American Mineralogist, 56, 101-113 [view file]

Grice J D, Ercit T S (1993) Ordering of Fe and Mg in the tourmaline crystal structure: The correct formula, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 165, 245-266 [view file]

Gashrova B, Mihailova B, Konstantinov L (1997) Raman spectra of various types of tourmaline, European Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 935-940

Hawthorne F C, Henry D J (1999) Classification of the minerals of the tourmaline group, European Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 201-215 [view file]

Henry D J, Novák M, Hawthorne F C, Ertl A, Dutrow B L, Uher P, Pezzotta F (2011) Nomenclature of the tourmaline-supergroup minerals, American Mineralogist, 96, 895-913 [view file]

Watenphul A, Burgdorf M, Schlüter J, Horn I, Malcherek T, Mihailova B (2016) Exploring the potential of Raman spectroscopy for crystallochemical analyses of complex hydrous silicates: II. Tourmalines, American Mineralogist, 101, 970-985

Bosi F (2018) Tourmaline crystal chemistry, American Mineralogist, 103, 298-306 [view file]

Hovis G L, Tribaudino M, Altomare C, Bosi F (2023) Thermal expansion of minerals in the tourmaline supergroup, American Mineralogist, 108, 1053-1063