Lileyite R140773
Name: Lileyite
RRUFF ID: R140773
Ideal Chemistry: Ba2Ti2Na2Fe2+Mg(Si2O7)2O2F2
Locality: Graulay, Hillesheim, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Source: Ch. and H. Schäfer [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Reddish brown prismatic crystals with fine striations, associated with pyroxene, schorlomite and leucite.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Lamprophyllite (9) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R140773
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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: R140773.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 19.885(5)Å    b: 7.084(2)Å    c: 5.396(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 96.47(2)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 755.2(2)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Lileyite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2011) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 10. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2011, Mineralogical Magazine, 75, 2549-2561   [view file]

Chukanov N V, Pekov I V, Rastsvetaeva R K, Aksenov S M, Zadov A E, Van K V, Blass G, Schüller W, Ternes B (2012) Lileyite, Ba2(Na,Fe,Ca)3MgTi2(Si2O7)2O2F2, a new lamprophyllite-group mineral from the Eifel volcanic area, Germany, European Journal of Mineralogy, 24, 181-188   [view file]

Camara F, Diego Gatta G, Belakovskiy D, Smith D G W, Tait K T (2013) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 98, 1078-1083   [view file]

Rastsvetaeva R K, Chukanov N V, Aksenov S M (2016) The crystal chemistry of lamprophyllite-related minerals: a review, European Journal of Mineralogy, 28, 915-930