Tephroite R100105

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Name: Tephroite
RRUFF ID: R100105
Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+2(SiO4)
Locality: Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Source: American Museum of Natural History 27450 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Translucent gray massives, associated with reddish zincite and metallic franklinite.
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Olivine (61) ]
Quick search: [ All Tephroite samples (4) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R100105.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Mn+21.716Zn0.124Mg0.080Ca0.078Fe+20.003Al0.001)Σ=2.002Si0.998O4
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R100105
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R100105.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.889(2)Å    b: 10.690(7)Å    c: 6.271(4)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 327.8(1)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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REFERENCES for Tephroite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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Yamazaki S, Toraya H (1999) Rietveld refinement of site-occupancy parameters of Mg2-xMnxSiO4 using a new weight function in least-squares fitting, Journal of Applied Crystallography, 32, 51-59

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