Iimoriite-(Y) R070457



Name: Iimoriite-(Y)
RRUFF ID: R070457
Ideal Chemistry: Y2(SiO4)(CO3)
Locality: I and L No. 4 claim, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Borough, Alaska, USA
Source: Michael Scott S101925 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless to tan unconsolidated grains and fragments
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070457
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070457.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 6.536(7)Å    b: 6.603(9)Å    c: 6.437(8)Å
alpha: 116.33(5)°    beta: 92.62(5)°    gamma: 95.40(5)°   Volume: 246.7(2)Å3    Crystal System: triclinic
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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 Iimoriite-(Y)

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]

Kato A, Nagashima K (1970) Iimoriite (Y,Ca,Zr)15(Mg,Fe3+,Al)(Si,Al,P)9O34(OH)16, in Introduction to Japanese Minerals Geological Survey of Japan 39, 85-86   [view file]

Fleischer M (1973) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 58, 139-141   [view file]

Foord E E, Staatz M H, Conklin N M (1984) New data for iimoriite, American Mineralogist, 69, 196-199   [view file]

Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 72, 1031-1042   [view file]

Hughes J M, Foord E E, Jai-Nhuknan J, Bell J M (1996) The atomic arrangement of iimoriite-(Y), Y2(SiO4)(CO3), The Canadian Mineralogist, 34, 817-820   [view file]