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Bobtraillite R070414
Name: Bobtraillite
RRUFF ID: R070414
Ideal Chemistry: (Na,◻)12(◻,Na)12Sr12Zr14(Si3O9)10[Si2BO7(OH)2]6·12H2O
Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada
Source: Michael Scott S101831 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale gray hexagonal prisms, co-type material
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070414
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070414.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 19.726(9)Å    b: 19.726(9)Å    c: 9.996(6)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 3368(2)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Calculated diffraction file.

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

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REFERENCES for Bobtraillite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

McDonald A M, Chao G Y (2005) Bobtraillite, (Na,Ca)13Sr11(Zr,Y,Nb)14Si42B6O132(OH)12·12H2O, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: description, structure determination and relationship to benitoite and wadeite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 747-758   [view file]

Piilonen P C, Locock A, Grew E S (2005) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 90, 1945-1952   [view file]

Wang Y, Nestola F, Hou Z, Gu X, Dong G, Yang Z, Fan G, Xiao Z, Qu K (2023) Bobtraillite from Gejiu hyperagpaitic nepheline syenite, southwestern China: new occurrence and crystal structure, European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 65-74   [view file]