Anorthoclase R060054
Name: Anorthoclase
RRUFF ID: R060054
Ideal Chemistry: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
Locality: Mt. Erebus, Antarctica
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark gray bladed crystal
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060054.2
Sample Description: Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na0.67K0.18Ca0.15)Σ=1Al1.00(Si2.85Al0.15)Σ=3O8
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060054
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R060054.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060054.1
Sample Description: powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 8.235(2)Å    b: 12.9316(9)Å    c: 7.1343(4)Å
alpha: 92.47(1)°    beta: 116.30(1)°    gamma: 90.25(1)°   Volume: 680.2(1)    Crystal System: triclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Anorthoclase

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]

Rosenbusch H (1885) Gruppe der plagioklase, in Mikroskopische Physiographie der Mineralien und Gesteine E. Schweizerbart´sche Verlagshandlung Stuttgart 525-552   [view file]

Bahat D (1968) Structural changes at room temperature of heated anorthoclases, The Canadian Mineralogist, 9, 531-538   [view file]

Harlow G E (1982) The anorthoclase structures: the effects of temperature and composition, American Mineralogist, 67, 975-996   [view file]

Mernagh T P (1991) Use of the laser Raman microprobe for discrimination amongst feldspar minerals, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 22, 453-457

Liu L, El Gorsey A (2007) High-pressure phase transitions of the feldspars, and further characterization of lingunite, International Geology Review, 49, 854-860

Bendel V, Schmidt B C (2008) Raman spectroscopic characterization of disordered alkali feldspars along the join KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8: application to natural sanidine and anorthoclase, European Journal of Mineralogy, 20, 1055-1065

Freeman J J, Wang A, Kuebler K E, Jolliff B L, Haskin L A (2008) Characterization of natural feldspars by Raman spectroscopy for future planetary exploration, The Canadian Mineralogist, 46, 1477-1500   [view file]

Nestola F, Curetti N, Benna P, Ivaldi G, Angel R, Bruno E (2008) Compressibility and high-pressure behavior of Ab63Or27An10 anorthoclase, The Canadian Mineralogist, 46, 1443-1454   [view file]