Galeite R060541



Name: Galeite
RRUFF ID: R060541
Ideal Chemistry: Na15(SO4)5ClF4
Locality: Searles Lake, San Bernadino County, California, USA
Source: Michael Scott S100265 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Spherical aggregates of colorless grains
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Galeite

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]

Fleischer M (1956) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 41, 671-674   [view file]

Pabst A, Sawyer D L, Switzer G (1963) Galeite and related phases in the system Na2SO4-NaF-NaCl, American Mineralogist, 48, 485-510   [view file]

Fleischer M (1964) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 49, 439-448   [view file]

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

Brown F H, Pabst A (1971) New data on galeite and schairerite, American Mineralogist, 56, 174-178   [view file]

Fanfani L, Nunzi A, Zanazzi P F, Zanzari A R (1975) The crystal structure of galeite, Na15(SO4)5F4Cl, Mineralogical Magazine, 40, 357-361   [view file]