Simmonsite R080069

Name: Simmonsite
RRUFF ID: R080069
Ideal Chemistry: Na₂LiAlF₆
Locality: Zapot mine, Zapot amazonite-topaz-zinnwaldite pegmatite, Gillis Range, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA
Source: Michael Scott S100646 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless plates embedded in epoxy
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R080069.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R080069

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 780nm @ 100% of 600mW

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	Raman Data (RAW)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R080069.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 5.280(4)Å b: 5.317(4)Å c: 7.468(5)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90.15(4)° gamma: 90° Volume: 209.67(8) Crystal System: monoclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

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	DIF File
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REFERENCES for Simmonsite
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]
Foord E E, O'Connor J T, Hughes J M, Sutley S J, Falster A U, Soregaroli A E, Lichte F E (1999) Simmonsite, Na₂LiAlF₆, a new mineral from the Zapot amazonite-topaz-zinnwaldite pegmatite, Hawthorne, Nevada, U.S.A, American Mineralogist, 84, 769-772 [view file]
Ross K C, Mitchell R H, Chakhmouradian A R (2003) The crystal structure of synthetic simmonsite, Na₂LiAlF₆, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 172, 95-101