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Poudretteite R080009
Name: Poudretteite
RRUFF ID: R080009
Ideal Chemistry: KNa2(B3Si12)O30
Locality: Pyant-gyi mine, near Pein-pyit, Mogok, Sagaing Region, Mandalay Division, Burma
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale pink gem fragment
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Milarite (18) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R080009.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
RRUFF ID:
Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R080009
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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Raman Data (Processed)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R080009.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.240(4)Å    b: 10.240(4)Å    c: 13.490(6)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 1225.0(4)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 Poudretteite

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]

Grice J D, Ercit T S, Van Velthuizen J, Dunn P J (1987) Poudretteite, KNa2B3Si12O30, a new member of the osumilite group from Mont Saint-Hilare, Quebec, and its crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 25, 763-766   [view file]

Jambor J L, Burke E A J, Ercit T S, Grice J D (1988) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 73, 1492-1499   [view file]

Gagné O C, Hawthorne F C (2016) Chemographic exploration of the milarite-type structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 1229-1247