Classification of Rumseyite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2012 |
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Type Occurrence of Rumseyite |
| Type Locality: | Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry), Cranmore, Somerset, England, UK |
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| General Appearance of Type Material: | A single (approx 1mm) grain of this mineral is currently (2012) known. |
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| Place of Conservation of Type Material: | Natural History Museum, London, UK, catalogue number BM1970,110 |
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Crystallography of Rumseyite |
| Crystal System: | Tetragonal |
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| Class (H-M): | 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal |
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| Space Group: | I4/mmm {I4/m 2/m 2/m} |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 4.065(1) Å, c = 12.631(7) Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 3.107 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 208.72 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| Comment: | Aurivillius structure type |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 6.306 | | (17) | | 3.848 | | (41) | | 2.923 | | (100) | | 2.875 | | (68) | | 2.110 | | (12) | | 2.049 | | (10) | | 1.719 | | (9) | | 1.680 | | (14) |
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Chemical Properties of Rumseyite |
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| Essential elements: | Cl, F, O, Pb |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Cl, F, O, Pb |
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Other Names for Rumseyite |
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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. |
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References for Rumseyite |
Reference List:
- + | Turner, R.W., Siidra, O.I., Krivovichev, S.V., Stanley, C.J. and Spratt. J. (2012) Rumseyite, IMA 2011-091. CNMNC Newsletter, 13(6), 808.
Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817 |
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Localities for Rumseyite |
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