Tuperssuatsiaite R050223

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Name: Tuperssuatsiaite
RRUFF ID: R050223
Ideal Chemistry: Na2(Fe3+,Mn2+)3Si8O20(OH)2·4H2O
Locality: Aris phonolite, Windhoek, Namibia
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Group of reddish brown radiating acicular crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Palygorskite (2) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050223.2
Sample Description: Microprobe fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample, Laser 780 is overwhelmed by fluorescence
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RRUFF ID: R050223
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample, Laser 780 is overwhelmed by fluorescence
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 1% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050223.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 13.74(7)Å    b: 17.69(6)Å    c: 5.21(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 104.5(1)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1226(5)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Tuperssuatsiaite

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]

Karup-Møller S, Petersen O V (1984) Tuperssuatsiaite, a new mineral species from the Ilímaussaq intrusion in South Greenland, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1984, 501-512

Dunn P J, Ferraiolo J A, Fleischer M, Gobel V, Grice J D, Langley R H, Shigley J E, Vanko D A, Zilczer J A (1985) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 70, 1329-1335   [view file]

Jambor J L (1992) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 77, 1305-1309   [view file]

von Knorring O, Petersen O V, Karup-Møller S, Leonardsen E S, Condliffe E (1992) Tuperssuatsiaite, from Aris phonolite, Windhoek, Namibia, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1992, 145-152

Cámara F, Garvie L A J, Devouard B, Groy T L, Buseck P R (2002) The structure of Mn-rich tuperssuatsiaite: a palygorskite-related mineral, American Mineralogist, 87, 1458-1463   [view file]