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Name: Niter RRUFF ID: R090001 Ideal Chemistry: K(NO3) Locality: Searcy County, Arkansas, USA Source: James Shigley [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Unconsolidated, granular fragments exhibiting a sandy color Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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| RRUFF ID: | R090001.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 5.413(4)Å b: 9.173(6)Å c: 6.430(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 319.3(2)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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| REFERENCES for Niter | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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Nakagawa I, Walter J L (1969) Optically active crystal vibrations of the alkali-metal nitrates, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 51, 1389-1397 |
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Adiwidjaja G, Pohl D (2003) Superstructure of α-phase potassium nitrate, Acta Crystallographica, C59, i139-i140 |
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