Kanemite R070544


 Name: Kanemite
RRUFF ID: R070544
Ideal Chemistry: NaSi2O4(OH)·3H2O
Locality: Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaya Oblast'; Northern Region, Russia
Source: Michael Scott S100437 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Small aggregate of white acicular crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070544
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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REFERENCES for Kanemite

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]

Johan Z, Maglione G F (1972) La kanemite, nouveau silicate de sodium hydraté de néoformation, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 95, 371-382   [view file]

Fleischer M (1974) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 59, 208-212   [view file]

Beneke K, Thiesen P, Lagaly G (1990) Synthesis and properties of the sodium lithium silicate silinaite, Inorganic Chemistry, 34, 900-907   [view file]

Vortmann S, Rius J, Marler B, Gies H (1999) Structure solution from powder data of the hydrous layer silicate kanemite, a precursor of the industrial ion exchanger SKS-6, European Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 125-134

Zubkova N V, Pekov I V, Pushcharovsky D Y (2014) A review of crystal chemistry of natural silicates of alkaline elements in the light of new structural data, Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 253-265   [view file]

Schmidmair D, Kahlenberg V, Többens D M, Schottenberger H, de Wit J, Griesser U J (2015) Temperature- and moisture-dependent powder X-ray diffraction studies of kanemite (NaSi2O4(OH)·3H2O), Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 103-120