Hanksite R050291


 Name: Hanksite
RRUFF ID: R050291
Ideal Chemistry: KNa22(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
Locality: Searles Lake, Trona, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale yellow hexagonal prism with pyramidal terminations
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050291.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: K1.00(Na21.65K0.35)Σ=22(S1.00O4)9(CO3)2Cl1.00
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R050291
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050291.1
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050291.1
Sample Description: powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.4908(2)Å    b: 10.4908(2)Å    c: 21.2401(9)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 2024.4(0)    Crystal System: hexagonal
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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 Hanksite

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]

Hidden W E (1885) On hanksite, a new anhydrous sulphato-carbonate of sodium, from San Bernardino County, California, American Journal of Science, 130, 133-135   [view file]

Murdoch J (1951) Notes on California minerals nuevite = samarskite; trona and hanksite; gaylussite, American Mineralogist, 36, 358-362   [view file]

Kato K, Saalfeld H (1972) The crystal structure of hanksite, KNa22[Cl(CO3)2(SO4)9] and its relation to the K2SO4 I structure type, Acta Crystallographica, B28, 3614-3617

Araki T, Zoltai T (1973) The crystal structure of hanksite, American Mineralogist, 58, 799-801   [view file]

Lane M D (2007) Mid-infrared emission spectroscopy of sulfate and sulfate-bearing minerals, American Mineralogist, 92, 1-18   [view file]