W(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole R060635 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Fluor-liddicoatite R060635

Name: Fluor-liddicoatite
RRUFF ID: R060635
Ideal Chemistry: Ca(Li₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F
Locality: unknown
Source: Gemological Institute of America 06 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Rootbeer brown cut gemstone
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

Mineral Group: [ tourmaline (49) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060635.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Li_1.84Al_1.05Mn_0.11)_Σ=3(Ca_0.82Na_0.15◻_0.03)_Σ=1Al_6.00(BO₃)₃[Si_6.00O₁₈]((OH)_3.16F_0.84)_Σ=4
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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Raman Mode Analysis

BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060635

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060635.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 15.8428(3)Å b: 15.8428(3)Å c: 7.1070(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1544.84(7)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

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

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Fluor-liddicoatite
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]
Dunn P J, Appleman D E, Nelen J E (1977) Liddicoatite, a new calcium end-member of the tourmaline group, American Mineralogist, 62, 1121-1124 [view file]
Gashrova B, Mihailova B, Konstantinov L (1997) Raman spectra of various types of tourmaline, European Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 935-940
Aurisicchio C, Demartin F, Ottolini L, Pezzotta F (1999) Homogeneous liddicoatite from Madagascar: a possible reference material? First EMPA, SIMS and SREF data, European Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 237-242
Hawthorne F C, Henry D J (1999) Classification of the minerals of the tourmaline group, European Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 201-215 [view file]
Dirlam D M, Laurs B M, Pezzotta F, Simmons W B (2002) Liddicoatite tourmaline from Anjanabonoina, Madagascar, Gems & Gemology, 38, 28-53 [view file]
Ertl A, Hughes J M, Prowatke S, Ludwig T, Prasad P S R, Brandstätter F, Körner W, Schuster R, Pertlik F, Marschall H (2006) Tetrahedrally coordinated boron in tourmalines from the liddicoatite-elbaite series from Madagascar: Structure, chemistry, and infrared spectroscopic studies, American Mineralogist, 91, 1847-1856 [view file]
Shtukenberg A, Rozhdestvenskaya I, Frank-Kamenetskaya O, Bronzova J, Euler H, Kirfel A, Bannova I, Zolotarev A (2007) Symmetry and crystal structure of biaxial elbaite-liddicoatite tourmaline from the Transbaikalia region, Russia, American Mineralogist, 92, 675-686 [view file]
Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Bronzova Y M, Frank-Kamenetskaya O V, Zolotarev A A, Kuznetsova L G, Bannova I I (2008) Refinement of the crystal structure of calcium-lithium-aluminum tourmaline from the pegmatite vein in the Sangilen Upland (Tuva Republic), Crystallography Reports, 53, issue 2 223-227 [view file]
Henry D J, Novák M, Hawthorne F C, Ertl A, Dutrow B L, Uher P, Pezzotta F (2011) Nomenclature of the tourmaline-supergroup minerals, American Mineralogist, 96, 895-913 [view file]
Lussier A J, Abdu Y, Hawthorne F C, Michaelis V K, Aguiar P M, Kroeker S (2011) Oscillatory zoned liddicoatite from Anjanabonoina, central Madigascar. I. Crystal chemistry and structure by SREF and ¹¹B and ²⁷Al MAS NMR spectroscopy, The Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 63-88 [view file]
Kolitsch U, Andresen P, Husdal T A, Ertl A, Haugen A, Ellingsen H V, Larsen A O (2013) Tourmaline-group minerals from Norway, part II: Occurrences of luinaite-(OH) in Tvedalen, Larvik and Porsgrunn, and fluor-liddicoatite, fluor-elbaite and fluor-schorl at Ågskardet, Nordland, Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 50, 23-41
Watenphul A, Burgdorf M, Schlüter J, Horn I, Malcherek T, Mihailova B (2016) Exploring the potential of Raman spectroscopy for crystallochemical analyses of complex hydrous silicates: II. Tourmalines, American Mineralogist, 101, 970-985
Bosi F (2018) Tourmaline crystal chemistry, American Mineralogist, 103, 298-306 [view file]
Hovis G L, Tribaudino M, Altomare C, Bosi F (2023) Thermal expansion of minerals in the tourmaline supergroup, American Mineralogist, 108, 1053-1063
Lussier A J, Hawthorne F C (2023) Oscillatory zoned liddicoatite from Anjanabonoina, Central Madagascar. III. Trace elements, The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61, 825-859
Rizzo F, Bosi F, Tempesta G, Agrosì G (2023) Compositional variation and crystal-chemical characterization of a watermelon variety of tourmaline from Anjanabonoina, Central Madagascar, Crystals, 13, 1290 [link] [view file]

REFERENCES for Fluor-liddicoatite

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]

Dunn P J, Appleman D E, Nelen J E (1977) Liddicoatite, a new calcium end-member of the tourmaline group, American Mineralogist, 62, 1121-1124 [view file]

Gashrova B, Mihailova B, Konstantinov L (1997) Raman spectra of various types of tourmaline, European Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 935-940

Aurisicchio C, Demartin F, Ottolini L, Pezzotta F (1999) Homogeneous liddicoatite from Madagascar: a possible reference material? First EMPA, SIMS and SREF data, European Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 237-242

Hawthorne F C, Henry D J (1999) Classification of the minerals of the tourmaline group, European Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 201-215 [view file]

Dirlam D M, Laurs B M, Pezzotta F, Simmons W B (2002) Liddicoatite tourmaline from Anjanabonoina, Madagascar, Gems & Gemology, 38, 28-53 [view file]

Ertl A, Hughes J M, Prowatke S, Ludwig T, Prasad P S R, Brandstätter F, Körner W, Schuster R, Pertlik F, Marschall H (2006) Tetrahedrally coordinated boron in tourmalines from the liddicoatite-elbaite series from Madagascar: Structure, chemistry, and infrared spectroscopic studies, American Mineralogist, 91, 1847-1856 [view file]

Shtukenberg A, Rozhdestvenskaya I, Frank-Kamenetskaya O, Bronzova J, Euler H, Kirfel A, Bannova I, Zolotarev A (2007) Symmetry and crystal structure of biaxial elbaite-liddicoatite tourmaline from the Transbaikalia region, Russia, American Mineralogist, 92, 675-686 [view file]

Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Bronzova Y M, Frank-Kamenetskaya O V, Zolotarev A A, Kuznetsova L G, Bannova I I (2008) Refinement of the crystal structure of calcium-lithium-aluminum tourmaline from the pegmatite vein in the Sangilen Upland (Tuva Republic), Crystallography Reports, 53, issue 2 223-227 [view file]

Henry D J, Novák M, Hawthorne F C, Ertl A, Dutrow B L, Uher P, Pezzotta F (2011) Nomenclature of the tourmaline-supergroup minerals, American Mineralogist, 96, 895-913 [view file]

Lussier A J, Abdu Y, Hawthorne F C, Michaelis V K, Aguiar P M, Kroeker S (2011) Oscillatory zoned liddicoatite from Anjanabonoina, central Madigascar. I. Crystal chemistry and structure by SREF and ¹¹B and ²⁷Al MAS NMR spectroscopy, The Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 63-88 [view file]

Kolitsch U, Andresen P, Husdal T A, Ertl A, Haugen A, Ellingsen H V, Larsen A O (2013) Tourmaline-group minerals from Norway, part II: Occurrences of luinaite-(OH) in Tvedalen, Larvik and Porsgrunn, and fluor-liddicoatite, fluor-elbaite and fluor-schorl at Ågskardet, Nordland, Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 50, 23-41

Watenphul A, Burgdorf M, Schlüter J, Horn I, Malcherek T, Mihailova B (2016) Exploring the potential of Raman spectroscopy for crystallochemical analyses of complex hydrous silicates: II. Tourmalines, American Mineralogist, 101, 970-985

Bosi F (2018) Tourmaline crystal chemistry, American Mineralogist, 103, 298-306 [view file]

Hovis G L, Tribaudino M, Altomare C, Bosi F (2023) Thermal expansion of minerals in the tourmaline supergroup, American Mineralogist, 108, 1053-1063

Lussier A J, Hawthorne F C (2023) Oscillatory zoned liddicoatite from Anjanabonoina, Central Madagascar. III. Trace elements, The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61, 825-859

Rizzo F, Bosi F, Tempesta G, Agrosì G (2023) Compositional variation and crystal-chemical characterization of a watermelon variety of tourmaline from Anjanabonoina, Central Madagascar, Crystals, 13, 1290 [link] [view file]