R060666 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Bertossaite R060666

Name: Bertossaite
RRUFF ID: R060666
Ideal Chemistry: Li₂CaAl₄(PO₄)₄(OH)₄
Locality: Buranga, Rwanda
Source: Michael Scott S101293 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale pink massive
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Carminite (8) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060666.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Li_1.86Na_0.14)(Ca_0.90Mn_0.06Mg_0.04)(Al_3.90Fe³⁺_0.10)(P_1.00O₄)₄((OH)_3.06F_0.94); H₂O assumed by stoichiometry; Li estimated by difference; OH estimated by charge balance
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented very pale pink crystals

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060666

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented very pale pink crystals

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060666.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 11.473(1)Å b: 15.725(2)Å c: 7.232(9)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1304.8(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 Bertossaite
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]
von Knorring O (1965) Notes on some pegmatite minerals from Rwanda, Bulletin du Service Géologique de la République du Rwanda, 2, 11-13 [view file]
von Knorring O, Mrose M E (1966) Abstract of paper presented at the eleventh meeting: Bertossaite, (Li, Na)₂(Ca, Fe, Mn)Al₄(PO₄)₄(OH, F)₄, a new mineral from Rwanda (Africa), The Canadian Mineralogist, 8, 668-668 [view file]
Fleischer M (1967) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 52, 1579-1589 [view file]
Daltry V D C, von Knorring O (1998) Type-mineralogy of Rwanda with particular reference to the Buranga pegmatite, Geologica Belgica, 1, 9-15 [view file]
Roth P (2007) Bertossaite, in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals Kristallografik Verlag Achberg Germany 166-167
Hatert F, Lefèvre P, Fransolet A-M (2011) The crystal structure of bertossaite, CaLi₂[Al₄(PO₄)₄(OH,F)₄], The Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 1079-1087 [view file]

REFERENCES for Bertossaite

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]

von Knorring O (1965) Notes on some pegmatite minerals from Rwanda, Bulletin du Service Géologique de la République du Rwanda, 2, 11-13 [view file]

von Knorring O, Mrose M E (1966) Abstract of paper presented at the eleventh meeting: Bertossaite, (Li, Na)₂(Ca, Fe, Mn)Al₄(PO₄)₄(OH, F)₄, a new mineral from Rwanda (Africa), The Canadian Mineralogist, 8, 668-668 [view file]

Fleischer M (1967) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 52, 1579-1589 [view file]

Daltry V D C, von Knorring O (1998) Type-mineralogy of Rwanda with particular reference to the Buranga pegmatite, Geologica Belgica, 1, 9-15 [view file]

Roth P (2007) Bertossaite, in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals Kristallografik Verlag Achberg Germany 166-167

Hatert F, Lefèvre P, Fransolet A-M (2011) The crystal structure of bertossaite, CaLi₂[Al₄(PO₄)₄(OH,F)₄], The Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 1079-1087 [view file]