Hazenite R100029
Name: Hazenite
RRUFF ID: R100029
Ideal Chemistry: KNaMg2(PO4)2·14H2O
Locality: Mono Lake, California, USA
Source: Hexiong Yang
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Sprays of colorless bladed crystals, co-type sample
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Struvite (3) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R100029
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R100029.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 25.174(2)Å    b: 6.9349(4)Å    c: 11.2195(8)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1958.7(3)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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REFERENCES for Hazenite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Yang H, Sun H J (2004) Crystal structure of a new phosphate compound, Mg2KNa(PO4)2·14H2O, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 177, 2991-2997

Yang H, Sun H J, Downs R T (2011) Hazenite, KNaMg2(PO4)2·14H2O, a new biologically related phosphate mineral, from Mono Lake, California, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 96, 675-681   [view file]

Yang H, Martinelli L, Tasso F, Sprocati A R, Pinzari F, Liu Z, Downs R T, Sun H J (2014) A new biogenic, struvite-related phosphate, the ammonium-analog of hazenite, (NH4)NaMg2(PO4)2·14H2O, American Mineralogist, 99, 1761-1766   [view file]