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Makatite R050594

Name: Makatite
RRUFF ID: R050594
Ideal Chemistry: Na₂Si₄O₈(OH)₂·4H₂O
Locality: Aris phonolite, Windhoek District, Windhoek, Namibia
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: White fibrous mass
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R050594.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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	Raman Data (RAW)
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REFERENCES for Makatite
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]
Sheppard R A, Gude A J, Hay R L (1970) Makatite, a new hydrous sodium silicate mineral from Lake Magadi, Kenya, American Mineralogist, 55, 358-366 [view file]
Annehed H, Fälth L, Lincoln F J (1982) Crystal structure of synthetic makatite Na₂Si₄O₈(OH)₂·4H₂O, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 159, 203-210 [view file]
Dunn P J, Cabri L J, Clark A M, Fleischer M (1983) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 68, 849-852 [view file]
Beneke K, Thiesen P, Lagaly G (1990) Synthesis and properties of the sodium lithium silicate silinaite, Inorganic Chemistry, 34, 900-907 [view file]
Zubkova N V, Pekov I V, Pushcharovsky D Y (2014) A review of crystal chemistry of natural silicates of alkaline elements in the light of new structural data, Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 253-265 [view file]