W(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole R141080 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Pyroxferroite R141080

Name: Pyroxferroite
RRUFF ID: R141080
Ideal Chemistry: Fe²⁺SiO₃
Locality: Caspar quarry, Bellerberg volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Source: Ch. and H. Schäfer [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Red-brown isolated crystals, associated with colorless tridymite, sanidine, and clinoferrosilite (R141085). Crystal is twinned by 180 deg rotation around (111).
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R141080

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R141080.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 6.608(2)Å b: 7.502(3)Å c: 17.359(9)Å
alpha: 114.06(2)° beta: 82.37(2)° gamma: 94.36(2)° Volume: 778.6(4)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

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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 Pyroxferroite
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]
Chao E C T, Minkin J A, Frondel C, Klein C, Drake J C, Fuchs L, Tani B, Smith J V, Anderson A T, Moore P B, Zechman G R, Traill R J, Plant A G, Douglas J A V, Dence M R (1970) Pyroxferroite, a new calcium-bearing iron silicate from Tranquillity Base, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Supplemental Proceedings of the Apollo XI Lunar Science Conference, 1, 65-79 [view file]
Fleischer M (1970) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 55, 2135-2139 [view file]
Burnham C W (1971) The crystal structure of pyroxferroite from Mare Tranquillitatis, Proceedings of the Second Lunar Science Conference, 1, 47-57

REFERENCES for Pyroxferroite

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]

Chao E C T, Minkin J A, Frondel C, Klein C, Drake J C, Fuchs L, Tani B, Smith J V, Anderson A T, Moore P B, Zechman G R, Traill R J, Plant A G, Douglas J A V, Dence M R (1970) Pyroxferroite, a new calcium-bearing iron silicate from Tranquillity Base, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Supplemental Proceedings of the Apollo XI Lunar Science Conference, 1, 65-79 [view file]

Fleischer M (1970) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 55, 2135-2139 [view file]

Burnham C W (1971) The crystal structure of pyroxferroite from Mare Tranquillitatis, Proceedings of the Second Lunar Science Conference, 1, 47-57