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Villiaumite R060916
Name: Villiaumite
RRUFF ID: R060916
Ideal Chemistry: NaF
Locality: St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Source: Royal Ontario Museum M52436 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Reddish transparent single cleavage
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ Rocksalt (18) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060916.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Na1.00F1.00
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Raman on an unoriented sample, Raman spectra are forbidden by symmetry
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RRUFF ID: R060916
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Sample Description: Raman on an unoriented sample, Raman spectra are forbidden by symmetry
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060916.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.6323(1)Å    b: 4.6323(1)Å    c: 4.6323(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 99.398(6)Å3    Crystal System: cubic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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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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Cell Refinement Data
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REFERENCES for Villiaumite

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]

Lacroix A (1908) Sur l'existence du fluorure de sodium cristallisé comme élément des syénites néphéliniques des îles de Los, Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, 146, 213-216   [view file]

Deshpande V T (1961) Thermal expansion of sodium fluoride and sodium bromide, Acta Crystallographica, 14, 794-794