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Rostite R061001
Name: Rostite
RRUFF ID: R061001
Ideal Chemistry: Al(SO4)(OH)·5H2O
Locality: Kladno, Bohmen, Czech Republic
Source: Michael Scott S100383 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Chalky white nodular aggregates
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Khademite (1) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R061001.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 25% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R061001.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 11.179(1)Å    b: 13.055(2)Å    c: 10.8969(6)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1590.3(2)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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

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

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REFERENCES for Rostite

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]

Bariand P, Berthelon J P, Cesbron F, Sadrzadeh M (1973) Un nouveau sulfate hydraté d'aluminum: la khademite de Saghand (Iran), Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris, 277D, 1585-1588

Cech F (1979) Rostite, a new name for orthorhombic Al(SO4)(OH)·5H2O, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1979, 193-196

Fleischer M, Burns R G, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Hogarth D D, Pabst A (1979) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 64, 1329-1334   [view file]

Žáček V, Povondra P (1988) New mineralogical data for rostite from Lisbušín, Central Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 10, 476-480

Cesbron F, Bayliss P (1988) Mineralogical notes: mineral nomenclature: khademite, Mineralogical Magazine, 52, 133-134   [view file]

Jambor J L, Vanko D A (1989) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 74, 946-951   [view file]