Ekanite X060007

Browse Search Results 
<< Previous |  Back to Search Results |  Next >> 
Record 1 of 2  
Name: Ekanite
RRUFF ID: X060007
Ideal Chemistry: Ca2ThSi8O20
Locality: Sri Lanka
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 10553
Owner: University of Arizona Mineral Museum
Description: Single crystal
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Quick search: [ All Ekanite samples (2) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: SPEX HR460 514nm @ 100% of 100 mW
DOWNLOADS:

Raman Data (Processed)
RRUFF File
Raman Data (RAW) View Graph
RRUFF File
X Min:    X Max:    X Sort:
REFERENCES for Ekanite

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]

Anderson B W, Claringbull G F, Davis R J, Hill D K (1961) Ekanite, a new metamict mineral from Ceylon, Nature, 190, 997-997

Fleischer M (1961) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 46, 1513-1520   [view file]

International Mineralogical Association (1967) Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 131-136   [view file]

Szymanski J T, Owens D R, Roberts A C, Ansell H G, Chao G Y (1982) A mineralogical study and crystal-structure determination of nonmetamict ekanite, ThCa2Si8O20, The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 65-75   [view file]

Dunn P J, Fleischer M, Burns R G, Pabst A (1983) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 68, 471-475   [view file]