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Emeleusite R061034
Name: Emeleusite
RRUFF ID: R061034
Ideal Chemistry: Na2LiFe3+Si6O15
Locality: Igdlutalig, Ilimaussaq, Greenland
Source: Michael Scott S101307 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Light pink massive associated with albite and aegirine, co-type specimen
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R061034.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na1.57K0.43)Σ=2Li1.00(Fe3+0.77Al0.18Ti0.02Mg0.02)Σ=1Si6.00O15; (lighter areas) Li estimated by difference; dark: albite
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R061034
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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: R061034.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.047(2)Å    b: 17.417(6)Å    c: 14.048(6)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 2458.3(8)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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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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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Emeleusite

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]

Johnsen O, Nielsen K, Sotofte I (1978) The crystal structure of emeleusite, a novel example of sechser-doppelkette, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 147, 297-306   [view file]

Upton B G J, Hill P G, Johnsen O, Petersen O V (1978) Emeleusite: a new LiNaFeIII silicate from south Greenland, Mineralogical Magazine, 42, 31-34   [view file]

Fleischer M, Chao G Y, Pabst A (1979) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 64, 241-245   [view file]