Kamaishilite R070297
Name: Kamaishilite
RRUFF ID: R070297
Ideal Chemistry: Ca2(SiAl2)O6(OH)2
Locality: Kamaishi mine, Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Source: Michael Scott S101430 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless crystalline massive
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070297
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Kamaishilite

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]

Uchida E, Iiyama J T (1981) On kamaishilite, Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2, a new mineral dimorphous (tetragonal) with bicchulite from the Kamaishi mine, Japan, Proceedings of the Japan Academy, 57B, 239-243   [view file]

Fleischer M, Chao G Y, Mandarino J A (1982) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 67, 854-860   [view file]

Pascal M L, Fonteilles M, Verkaeren J, Peret R, Marincea S (2001) The melilite-bearing high-temperature skarns of the Apuseni Mountains, Carpathians, Romania, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 1405-1434   [view file]