Chukhrovite-(Nd) R060601

Name: Chukhrovite-(Nd)
RRUFF ID: R060601
Ideal Chemistry: Ca₃NdAl₂SO₄F₁₃·12H₂O
Locality: Kara-Oba tungsten deposit, Betpakdala desert, Kazakhstan
Source: Michael Scott S101019 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Polished colorless fragment embedded in epoxy in a microprobe mount
Status: The identification of this mineral has only been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060601.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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	Raman Data (Processed)
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	Raman Data (RAW)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060601.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 16.742(1)Å b: 16.742(1)Å c: 16.742(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 4692.9(7) Crystal System: cubic

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REFERENCES for Chukhrovite-(Nd)
Fleischer M (1960) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 45, 1130-1136 [view file]
Pautov L A, Bekenova G K, Karpenko V Y, Agakhanov A A (2005) Chukhrovite-(Nd), Ca₃(Nd,Y)Al₂(SO₄)F₁₃·12H₂O, a new mineral, New Data on Minerals. Moscow, 40, 5-10 [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