Kainite R070152
Name: Kainite
RRUFF ID: R070152
Ideal Chemistry: KMg(SO4)Cl·3H2O
Locality: Hansa mine, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Lavendar granular massive
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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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 785nm @ 100% of 500mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070152.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 19.740(1)Å    b: 16.237(1)Å    c: 9.531(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 94.918(7)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 3043(1)    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Kainite

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]

Zincken C (1865) Ueber ein neues salz von Leopoldshall bei Stassfurth, Berg- und Huttenmannische Zeitung, 24, 79-80   [view file]

Robinson P D, Fang J H, Ohya Y (1972) The crystal structure of kainite, American Mineralogist, 57, 1325-1332   [view file]

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