Nordite-(La) - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Nordite-(La) R140310

Name: Nordite-(La)
RRUFF ID: R140310
Ideal Chemistry: Na₃SrLaZnSi₆O₁₇
Locality: Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Source: Rock Currier [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless when thin, grey when thick, with good cleavage
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Nordite (5) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R140310.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Na_3.11(Sr_0.97Ca_0.06Ba_0.01)(La_0.52Ce_0.49Nd_0.05Pr_0.02)(Zn_0.55Fe_0.17Mn_0.14Mg_0.14)Si_5.89O₁₇
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R140310

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

none 532nm @ 100% of mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R140310.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 14.4109(27)Å b: 5.1794(9)Å c: 19.7946(28)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1477.45(22)Å³ Crystal System: orthorhombic

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REFERENCES for Nordite-(La)
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]
Gerasimovsky V I (1941) Nordite, a new mineral of the Lovozero tundras, Comptes Rendus (Doklady) de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS, 32, 496-498 [view file]
Fleischer M (1943) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 28, 282-284 [view file]
Levinson A A (1966) A system of nomenclature for rare-earth minerals, American Mineralogist, 51, 152-158 [view file]
Bakakin V V, Belov N V, Borisov S V, Solovyeva L P (1970) The crystal structure of nordite and its relationship to melilite and datolite-gadolinite, American Mineralogist, 55, 1167-1181 [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]
Sokolova E V, Kabalov Y K, Khomyakov A P (1992) Isomorphism in the crystal structure of the Khibiny nordite, Na₃SrTR{M²⁺[Si₆O₁₇]}, TR = La, Ce, Nd, Pr; M²⁺ = Zn, Mg, Fe, Mn (in Russian), Vestnik Moskovskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta, 4, 97-102 [view file]
Dal Bo F, Gulbransen E H, Friis H (2021) New data on nordite-(Ce) and the establishment of the nordite supergroup, Mineralogical Magazine, 85, 431-437

REFERENCES for Nordite-(La)

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]

Gerasimovsky V I (1941) Nordite, a new mineral of the Lovozero tundras, Comptes Rendus (Doklady) de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS, 32, 496-498 [view file]

Fleischer M (1943) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 28, 282-284 [view file]

Levinson A A (1966) A system of nomenclature for rare-earth minerals, American Mineralogist, 51, 152-158 [view file]

Bakakin V V, Belov N V, Borisov S V, Solovyeva L P (1970) The crystal structure of nordite and its relationship to melilite and datolite-gadolinite, American Mineralogist, 55, 1167-1181 [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]

Sokolova E V, Kabalov Y K, Khomyakov A P (1992) Isomorphism in the crystal structure of the Khibiny nordite, Na₃SrTR{M²⁺[Si₆O₁₇]}, TR = La, Ce, Nd, Pr; M²⁺ = Zn, Mg, Fe, Mn (in Russian), Vestnik Moskovskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta, 4, 97-102 [view file]

Dal Bo F, Gulbransen E H, Friis H (2021) New data on nordite-(Ce) and the establishment of the nordite supergroup, Mineralogical Magazine, 85, 431-437