Microcline R150015

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Name: Microcline
RRUFF ID: R150015
Ideal Chemistry: K(AlSi3O8)
Locality: Unknown
Source: Jennifer Schmidt LDP12-12
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale tan, fragment
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ feldspar (62) ]
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R150015.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (K0.88Na0.10Ba0.02)Al1.02Si2.97O8
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R150015
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R150015.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 8.5610(2)Å    b: 12.9759(2)Å    c: 7.20240(10)Å
alpha: 90.1040(10)°    beta: 116.0180(10)°    gamma: 89.6890(10)°   Volume: 719.00(2)Å3    Crystal System: triclinic
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REFERENCES for Microcline

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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Finney J J, Bailey S W (1964) Crystal structure of an authigenic maximum microcline, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 119, 413-436   [view file]

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Allan D R, Angel R J (1997) A high-pressure structural study of microcline (KAlSi3O8) to 7 GPa, European Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 263-275

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Parsons I (2010) Feldspars defined and described: a pair of posters published by the Mineralogical Society. Sources and supporting information, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 529-551   [view file]

Liu S (2015) Rietveld structure refinement of microcline, European Journal of Mineralogy, 27, 501-510