Arapovite R060672

	Name: Arapovite RRUFF ID: R060672 Ideal Chemistry: (K, )(Ca,Na)₂(U,Th)Si₈O₂₀·H₂O Locality: Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Hait, Alayskiy (Alai) Range, Tien Shan Mountains, Tajikistan Source: Michael Scott S100969 [view label] [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark green prismatic crystals with rectangular shapes Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060672.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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	Raman Data (Processed)
	RRUFF File
	Raman Data (RAW)
	RRUFF File

BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060672

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

DOWNLOADS:

	Raman Data (Processed)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Arapovite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Agakhanov A A, Pautov L A, Uvarova Y A, Sokolova E V, Hawthorne F C, Karpenko V Y, Dusmatov V D, Semenov E i (2004) Arapovite, (U,Th)(Ca,Na)₂(K_1-x _x)Si₈O₂₀·H₂O – new mineral, New Data on Minerals. Moscow, 39, 14-20 [view file]
Uvarova Y A, Sokolova E, Hawthorne F C, Agakhanov A A, Pautov L A (2004) The crystal structure of arapovite, U⁴⁺(Ca,Na)₂(K_1-x _x)[Si₈O₂₀], x~0.5, a new mineral species of the steacyite group from the Dara-I-Pioz Moraine, Tien-Shan Mountains, Tajikistan, The Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 1005-1011 [view file]
Locock A J, Piilonen P C, Ercit T S, Rowe R (2006) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 91, 216-224 [view file]
Pekov I V (2007) New minerals from former Soviet Union countries, 1998-2006: new minerals approved by the IMA commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Almanac, 11, 9-51