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Rosenbergite

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Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Formula:
AlF
 
3
 · 3H
 
2
O
System:TetragonalColour:Colorless
Hardness:3 - 3½
Name:Named in 1993 for Philip E. Rosenberg (b.1931), geochemist at Washington State University, USA.


Found as aggregates of minute colorless crystals.

Classification of Rosenbergite

IMA status:Approved 1992
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:3.CD.05

3 : HALIDES
C : Complex halides
D : Ino-aluminofluorides
Dana 7th edition ID:9.3.6.1
Dana 8th edition ID:9.3.6.1

9 : NORMAL HALIDES
3 : AX3
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Type Occurrence of Rosenbergite

Type Locality:Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Year of Discovery:1993
Geological Setting of type material:In cavities in highly silicified limestones at the Cetine Mine, Tuscany, Itally; and as a sublimate from fumaroles in the crater of Mt. Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica (Co-Type Localities.0

Physical Properties of Rosenbergite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Colorless
Streak:Colroless
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 3½
Hardness (Vickers):VHN15=103 kg/mm2
Hardness Data:Measured
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Distinct/Good
Good on {001}.
Fracture:Irregular/Uneven
Density (measured):2.1 g/cm3
Density (calculated):2.111 g/cm3

Crystallography of Rosenbergite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Class (H-M):4/m - Dipyramidal
Space Group:P4/n
Cell Parameters:a = 7.715Å, c = 3.648Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.473
Unit Cell Volume:V 217.13 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:2
Morphology:Tetragonal prisms approx. 0.25 mm in size; found as aggregates of microscopic crystals.
Twinning:None reported.
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
5.47(100)
2.44(70)
2.03(70)
1.775(80)
1.725(90)
1.388(70)
1.306(70)
1.127(70)

Optical Data of Rosenbergite

Type:Uniaxial (-)
RI values: nω = 1.427 nε = 1.403
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.024

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate

Chemical Properties of Rosenbergite

Formula:
AlF
 
3
 · 3H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Al, F, H, O
All elements listed in formula:Al, F, H, O

Relationship of Rosenbergite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
3.CD.10Prosopite
CaAl
 
2
(F,OH)
 
8

Other Names for Rosenbergite

Synonyms:
IMA1992-046
Other Languages:
German:Rosenbergit
Russian:Розенбергит
Spanish:Rosenbergita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Rosenbergite

Reference List:

- +
Olmi, F., Sabelli, C., Trosti-Ferroni, R. (1993): Rosenbergite, AlF[F0.5(H2O)0.5]4•H2O, a new mineral from the Cetine Mine (Tuscany, Italy): description and crystal structure. European Journal of Mineralogy (1993): 5: 1167-1174.

Gaines, Richard V., H. Catherine, W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, Abraham Rosenzweig, Vandall T. King (1997), Dana's New Mineralogy : The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana: 390.

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    • Localities for Rosenbergite

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    Antarctica
     
    • Eastern Antarctica
      • Victoria Land
        • Ross Island
    		1. Rosenberg, P.E. (1988): Aluminum fluoride hydrates, volcanogenic salts from Mount Erebus, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 73, 855-860; 2. Ciriotti, M.E., Fascio, L., Pasero, M. (2004): Italian Type Minerals. Felici, Ed., Pisa, CD-ROM.
    Germany
     
    • North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Aachen
        • Alsdorf
    		Collected and analysed by Günter Blaß
    Italy
     
    • Tuscany
      • Siena Province
        • Chiusdino
    		Eur.J.Min.(1993) 5, 1167-1174
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