Tundrite-(Nd) R130565



Name: Tundrite-(Nd)
RRUFF ID: R130565
Ideal Chemistry: Na2Nd2TiO2(SiO4)(CO3)2
Locality: Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa, Greenland
Source: Rock Currier [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale tan prismatic crystals associated with green to dark-green prismatic aegirine, white microcline, and pinkish fluorite.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Tundrite (4) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R130565
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R130565.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.561(2)Å    b: 13.940(4)Å    c: 5.019(1)Å
alpha: 99.93(1)°    beta: 70.76(1)°    gamma: 101.02(1)°   Volume: 486.8(1)Å3    Crystal System: triclinic
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REFERENCES for Tundrite-(Nd)

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]

Semenov E I, Kazakova M E, Aleksandrova R A (1967) The Lovozero minerals - nenadkevichite, gerassimovskite and tundrite - from Ilímaussaq, South Greenland, Meddelelser om Grønland, 181, 3-11

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

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

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]