Bobtraillite R070414

Name: Bobtraillite
RRUFF ID: R070414
Ideal Chemistry: (Na,◻)₁₂(◻,Na)₁₂Sr₁₂Zr₁₄(Si₃O₉)₁₀[Si₂BO₇(OH)₂]₆·12H₂O
Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada
Source: Michael Scott S101831 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale gray hexagonal prisms, co-type material
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070414

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070414.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 19.726(9)Å b: 19.726(9)Å c: 9.996(6)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 3368(2)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 Bobtraillite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
McDonald A M, Chao G Y (2005) Bobtraillite, (Na,Ca)₁₃Sr₁₁(Zr,Y,Nb)₁₄Si₄₂B₆O₁₃₂(OH)₁₂·12H₂O, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: description, structure determination and relationship to benitoite and wadeite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 747-758 [view file]
Piilonen P C, Locock A, Grew E S (2005) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 90, 1945-1952 [view file]
Wang Y, Nestola F, Hou Z, Gu X, Dong G, Yang Z, Fan G, Xiao Z, Qu K (2023) Bobtraillite from Gejiu hyperagpaitic nepheline syenite, southwestern China: new occurrence and crystal structure, European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 65-74 [view file]