Tiptopite - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Tiptopite R070609

Name: Tiptopite
RRUFF ID: R070609
Ideal Chemistry: K₂(Li,Na,Ca)₆(Be₆P₆)O₂₄(OH)₂·1.3H₂O
Locality: Tip Top mine, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Source: Dakota Matrix Minerals [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Radiating colorless prismatic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Groups: [ cancrinite (11) ] [ cancrinite-sodalite (37) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070609

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070609.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 11.647(4)Å b: 11.647(4)Å c: 4.690(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 550.9(6)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

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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REFERENCES for Tiptopite
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]
Hassan I, Grundy H D (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals, Acta Crystallographica, B40, 6-13
Grice J D, Peacor D R, Robinson G W, Van Velthuizen J, Roberts W L, Campbell T J, Dunn P J (1985) Tiptopite (Li,K,Na,Ca,◻)₈Be₆(PO₄)₆(OH)₄, a new mineral species from the Black Hills, South Dakota, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 43-46 [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]
Peacor D R, Rouse R C, Ahn J H (1987) Crystal structure of tiptopite, a framework beryllophosphate isotypic with basic cancrinite, American Mineralogist, 72, 816-820 [view file]

REFERENCES for Tiptopite

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]

Hassan I, Grundy H D (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals, Acta Crystallographica, B40, 6-13

Grice J D, Peacor D R, Robinson G W, Van Velthuizen J, Roberts W L, Campbell T J, Dunn P J (1985) Tiptopite (Li,K,Na,Ca,◻)₈Be₆(PO₄)₆(OH)₄, a new mineral species from the Black Hills, South Dakota, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 43-46 [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]

Peacor D R, Rouse R C, Ahn J H (1987) Crystal structure of tiptopite, a framework beryllophosphate isotypic with basic cancrinite, American Mineralogist, 72, 816-820 [view file]