Stillwellite-(Ce) R060899

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Name: Stillwellite-(Ce)
RRUFF ID: R060899
Ideal Chemistry: CeBSiO5
Locality: Dara-i-Pioz, Alayskiy Range, South Tien- Shan Mountains, Tajikistan
Source: Michael Scott S100968 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Red or green (depending upon light source) hexagonal prism associated with aegirine and orthoclase
Status: The identification of this mineral has been made only by X-ray diffraction.
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060899.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060899
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060899.1
Sample Description: powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 6.8636(3)Å    b: 6.8636(3)Å    c: 6.7176(6)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 274.06(3)    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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

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REFERENCES for Stillwellite-(Ce)

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]

McAndrew J, Scott T R (1955) Stillwellite, a new rare-earth mineral from Queensland, Nature, 176, 509-510

Fleischer M (1956) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 41, 370-372   [view file]

Voronkov A A, Pyatenko Y A (1967) X-ray diffraction study of the atomic structure of stillwellite CeBO[SiO4], Soviet Physics - Crystallography, 12, 214-220

Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 72, 1031-1042   [view file]

Jambor J L (1992) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 77, 1305-1309   [view file]

Burns P C, Hawthorne F C, MacDonald D J, Della Ventura G, Parodi G C (1993) The crystal structure of stillwellite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 147-152   [view file]