Zeophyllite R060150



Name: Zeophyllite
RRUFF ID: R060150
Ideal Chemistry: Ca13Si10O28(OH)2F8·6H2O
Locality: Radzein, near Teplitz, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 2957 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Spherical aggregates of white platy crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060150.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Ca12.67Al0.33)(Si9.67Al0.33)10O28F10ยท6H2O
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060150
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060150.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.3699(6)Å    b: 9.3699(6)Å    c: 36.515(3)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 2776.3(0)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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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 Zeophyllite

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]

Pelikan A (1902) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Zeolithe Böhmens, Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, 111, 334-347   [view file]

Dent L S (1957) Zeophyllite: unit cell and transformation to cuspidine, Acta Crystallographica, 10, 760-760

Chalmers R A, Dent L S, Taylor H F W (1958) Zeophyllite, Mineralogical Magazine, 31, 726-735   [view file]

Merlino S (1972) The crystal structure of zeophyllite, Acta Crystallographica, B28, 2726-2732

Passaglia E, Porcelli C (1983) Zeophyllite from Monte Somma, Vesuvius, Italy, Mineralogical Magazine, 47, 397-400   [view file]

Mikenda W, Pertlik F, Povondra P, Ulrych J (1997) On zeophyllite from Radejcín, Ceské stredohori Mts.: X-ray and IR-investigations, Mineralogy and Petrology, 61, 199-209