Oneillite R110184
Name: Oneillite
RRUFF ID: R110184
Ideal Chemistry: Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2
Locality: Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Source: Donald Doell [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Gray or pale-yellow gray massive crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ eudialyte (13) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample; 780 nm spectrum overwhelmed by fluorescence.
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RRUFF ID: R110184
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample; 780 nm spectrum overwhelmed by fluorescence.
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R110184.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 14.253(1)Å    b: 14.253(1)Å    c: 30.166(3)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 5307.3(6)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Calculated diffraction file.

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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Oneillite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Johnsen O, Grice J D, Gault R A (1999) Oneillite: A new Ca-deficient and REE-rich member of the eudialyte group from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 1295-1301   [view file]

Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (2000) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 85, 1321-1325   [view file]

Johnsen O, Ferraris G, Gault R A, Grice J D, Kampf A R, Pekov I V (2003) The nomenclature of eudialyte-group minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 785-794   [view file]

Rastsvetaeva R K, Chukanov N V (2012) Classification of eudialyte-group minerals, Geology of Ore Deposits, 54, 487-497   [view file]

Borst A M, Finch A A, Friis H, Horsburgh N J, Gamaletsos P N, Goettlicher J, Steininger R, Geraki K (2020) Structural state of rare earth elements in eudialyte-group minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, 84, 19-34