W(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole R060767 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Offretite R060767

Name: Offretite
RRUFF ID: R060767
Ideal Chemistry: KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆·15H₂O
Locality: Vinarice, Kladno, Czech Republic
Source: Michael Scott S101247 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless elongated hexagonal prisms
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060767.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(K_0.96◻_0.04)_Σ=1Ca_1.00(Mg_0.95Fe²⁺_0.05)_Σ=1Si_13.04Al_4.96O₃₆·15H₂O
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060767

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060767.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 13.290(6)Å b: 13.290(6)Å c: 7.572(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1158.2(6)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

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 Offretite
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]
Gonnard F (1890) Sur l'offrétite, espèce minérale nouvelle, Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris, 111, 1002-1003 [view file]
Fleischer M (1957) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 42, 440-444 [view file]
Fleischer M (1967) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 52, 1579-1589 [view file]
Sheppard R A, Gude A J (1969) Chemical composition and physical properties of the related zeolites offretite and erionite, American Mineralogist, 54, 875-886 [view file]
Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]
Gualtieri A, Artioli G, Passaglia E, Bigi S, Viani A, Hanson J C (1998) Crystal structure-crystal chemistry relationships in the zeolites erionite and offretite, American Mineralogist, 83, 590-606 [view file]
Passaglia E, Artioli G, Gualtieri A (1998) Crystal chemistry of the zeolites erionite and offretite, American Mineralogist, 83, 577-589 [view file]
Saini-Eidukat B, Triplett J W (2014) Erionite and offretite from the Killdeer Mountains, Dunn County, North Dakota, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 99, 8-15

REFERENCES for Offretite

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]

Gonnard F (1890) Sur l'offrétite, espèce minérale nouvelle, Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris, 111, 1002-1003 [view file]

Fleischer M (1957) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 42, 440-444 [view file]

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

Sheppard R A, Gude A J (1969) Chemical composition and physical properties of the related zeolites offretite and erionite, American Mineralogist, 54, 875-886 [view file]

Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]

Gualtieri A, Artioli G, Passaglia E, Bigi S, Viani A, Hanson J C (1998) Crystal structure-crystal chemistry relationships in the zeolites erionite and offretite, American Mineralogist, 83, 590-606 [view file]

Passaglia E, Artioli G, Gualtieri A (1998) Crystal chemistry of the zeolites erionite and offretite, American Mineralogist, 83, 577-589 [view file]

Saini-Eidukat B, Triplett J W (2014) Erionite and offretite from the Killdeer Mountains, Dunn County, North Dakota, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 99, 8-15