Tundrite-(Ce) R060837
Name: Tundrite-(Ce)
RRUFF ID: R060837
Ideal Chemistry: Na2Ce3+2TiO2SiO4(CO3)2
Locality: Barkeviksjaer, Norway
Source: Michael Scott S100907 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Brown elongated bladed crystals associated with white orthoclase and black amphibole
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060837.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na1.95Ca0.05)Σ=2(Ce1.15La0.60Nd0.25)Σ=2(Ti0.95Nb0.05)Σ=1O2Si1.00O4(CO3)2; CO2 estimated by difference
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060837.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.556(1)Å    b: 13.984(2)Å    c: 5.0082(5)Å
alpha: 100.764(8)°    beta: 70.486(8)°    gamma: 101.375(8)°   Volume: 484.8(2)    Crystal System: triclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Tundrite-(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]

Fleischer M (1965) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 50, 2096-2111   [view file]

Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 1775-1780   [view file]

International Mineralogical Association (1968) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 1143-1145   [view file]

Fleischer M (1974) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 59, 632-633   [view file]

Shumyatskaya N G, Voronkov A A, Ilyukhin V V, Belov N V (1976) Tundrite, Na2Ce2TiO2[SiO4](CO3)2 - refinement of the crystal structure and chemical formula, Soviet Physics - Crystallography, 21, 399-405

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]

Grice J D, Rowe R, Poirier G, Wight Q (2008) Tundrite-(Ce) from Mount Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Crystal-structure analysis and species characterization, The Canadian Mineralogist, 46, 413-422   [view file]

Piilonen P C, Poirier G, Tait K T (2008) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 93, 1941-1946   [view file]