W(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole R060545 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Wolfeite R060545

Name: Wolfeite
RRUFF ID: R060545
Ideal Chemistry: Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)
Locality: Big Fish River, Yukon Territory, Canada
Source: Michael Scott S100274 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Orange-brown fragment
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Wagnerite (7) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060545.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Fe²⁺_1.72Mg_0.22Mn_0.06)P_1.00O₄((OH)_0.87F_0.13) ; (OH) estimated by difference and charge balance
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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RRUFF ID:

R060545

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060545.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 12.228(5)Å b: 13.119(5)Å c: 9.720(4)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 108.71(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1476.9(4)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

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 Wolfeite
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]
Frondel C (1949) Wolfeite, xanthoxenite, and whitlockite from the Palermo mine, New Hampshire, American Mineralogist, 34, 692-705 [view file]
Clark A M, Couper A G (1979) End-member triploidite from Cornwall, Mineralogical Magazine, 43, 179-180 [view file]
Antenucci D, Fontan F, Fransolet A M (1989) X-ray powder diffraction for wolfeite: (Fe_0.59Mn_0.40Mg_0.01)₂PO₄(OH), Powder Diffraction, 4, 34-35 [view file]
Kolitsch U (2003) Mg-rich wolfeite, (Fe^II,Mg)₂(PO₄)(OH): structure refinement and Raman spectroscopic data, Acta Crystallographica, E59, 125-128
Hatert F (2007) Fe^II₂(PO₄)(OH), a synthetic analogue of wolfeite, Acta Crystallographica, C63, i119-i121
Łodziński M, Sitarz M (2009) Chemical and spectroscopic characterization of some phosphate accessory minerals from pegmatites of the Sowie Góry Mts, SW Poland, Journal of Molecular Structure, 924-926, 442-447

REFERENCES for Wolfeite

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]

Frondel C (1949) Wolfeite, xanthoxenite, and whitlockite from the Palermo mine, New Hampshire, American Mineralogist, 34, 692-705 [view file]

Clark A M, Couper A G (1979) End-member triploidite from Cornwall, Mineralogical Magazine, 43, 179-180 [view file]

Antenucci D, Fontan F, Fransolet A M (1989) X-ray powder diffraction for wolfeite: (Fe_0.59Mn_0.40Mg_0.01)₂PO₄(OH), Powder Diffraction, 4, 34-35 [view file]

Kolitsch U (2003) Mg-rich wolfeite, (Fe^II,Mg)₂(PO₄)(OH): structure refinement and Raman spectroscopic data, Acta Crystallographica, E59, 125-128

Hatert F (2007) Fe^II₂(PO₄)(OH), a synthetic analogue of wolfeite, Acta Crystallographica, C63, i119-i121

Łodziński M, Sitarz M (2009) Chemical and spectroscopic characterization of some phosphate accessory minerals from pegmatites of the Sowie Góry Mts, SW Poland, Journal of Molecular Structure, 924-926, 442-447