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Parthéite R130077

Name: Parthéite
RRUFF ID: R130077
Ideal Chemistry: Ca2(Si4Al4)O15(OH)2·4H2O
Locality: Denezhkin Kamen, Urals Region, Russia
Source: Biljana Lazic
Owner: Biljana Lazic
Description: Prismatic crystals. Data from Lazic et al (2012)
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented single crystal
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R130077.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 21.5474(4)Å    b: 8.75638(15)Å    c: 9.30578(16)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 91.5524(18)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1755.15(5)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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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 Parthéite

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]

Sarp H, Deferne J, Bizouard H, Liebach B W (1979) La parthéite, CaAl2Si2O8·2H2O, un nouveau silicate naturel d'aluminium et de calcium, Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 59, 5-13

Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Pabst A (1980) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 65, 1065-1070   [view file]

Engel N, Yvon K (1984) The crystal structure of parthéite, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 169, 165-175   [view file]

Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606   [view file]

Lazic B, Armbruster T, Liebich B W, Perfler L (2012) Hydrogen-bond system and dehydration behavior of the natural zeolite parthéite, American Mineralogist, 97, 1866-1873   [view file]