Georgechaoite R100082


Name: Georgechaoite
RRUFF ID: R100082
Ideal Chemistry: KNaZrSi3O9·2H2O
Locality: Pocos de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Source: Luiz Menezes [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Blocky yellowish-orange crystals associated with colorless analcime
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Gaidonnayite (3) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R100082
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R100082.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 11.771(6)Å    b: 12.858(9)Å    c: 6.695(4)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1013.3(9)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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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 Georgechaoite

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]

Boggs R C, Ghose S (1985) Georgechaoite NaKZrSi3O9·2H2O, a new mineral species from Wind Mountain, New Mexico, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 1-4   [view file]

Ghose S, Thakur P (1985) The crystal structure of georgechaoite NaKZrSi3O9·2H2O, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 5-10   [view file]

Dunn P J, Chao G Y, Fitzpatrick J J, Langley R H, Fleischer M, Zilczer J A (1986) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 71, 227-232   [view file]