Eakerite - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Eakerite R060319

Name: Eakerite
RRUFF ID: R060319
Ideal Chemistry: Ca₂Sn⁴⁺Al₂Si₆O₁₈(OH)₂·2H₂O
Locality: Foote Mineral Company mine, Kings Mountain, North Carolina, USA
Source: Michael Scott S100186 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Transparent colorless bladed single crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060319.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Ca_2.00Sn⁴⁺_1.00Al_2.00Si₆O₁₈(OH)₂·2H₂O
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150 mW

DOWNLOADS:

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

POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060319.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 15.825(3)Å b: 7.698(1)Å c: 7.445(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 101.292(5)° gamma: 90° Volume: 889.4(5) Crystal System: monoclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

DOWNLOADS:

	DIF File
	X-ray Data (XY - Processed)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Eakerite
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]
Leavens P B, White J S, Hey M H (1970) Eakerite, a new tin silicate, The Mineralogical Record, 1, 92-96 [view file]
Fleischer M (1971) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 56, 631-640 [view file]
Kossiakoff A A, Leavens P B (1976) The crystal structure of eakerite, a calcium-tin silicate, American Mineralogist, 61, 956-962 [view file]
Uchida H, Downs R T, Thompson R M (2007) Reinvestigation of eakerite, Ca₂SnAl₂Si₆O₁₈(OH)₂·2H₂O: H-atom positions by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and correlation with Raman spectroscopic data, Acta Crystallographica, E63, i47-i49 [view file]

REFERENCES for Eakerite

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]

Leavens P B, White J S, Hey M H (1970) Eakerite, a new tin silicate, The Mineralogical Record, 1, 92-96 [view file]

Fleischer M (1971) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 56, 631-640 [view file]

Kossiakoff A A, Leavens P B (1976) The crystal structure of eakerite, a calcium-tin silicate, American Mineralogist, 61, 956-962 [view file]

Uchida H, Downs R T, Thompson R M (2007) Reinvestigation of eakerite, Ca₂SnAl₂Si₆O₁₈(OH)₂·2H₂O: H-atom positions by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and correlation with Raman spectroscopic data, Acta Crystallographica, E63, i47-i49 [view file]