Nierite R120128


 Name: Nierite
RRUFF ID: R120128
Ideal Chemistry: Si3N4
Locality: Synthetic
Source: UBE America Inc. [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: White powder
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample; 532 nm spectrum is overwhelmed by fluorescence.
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RRUFF ID: R120128
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample; 532 nm spectrum is overwhelmed by fluorescence.
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Nierite

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]

Kohatsu I, McCauley J W (1974) Re-examination of the crystal structure of α-Si3N4, Materials Research Bulletin, 9, 917-920

Lee M R, Russell S S, Arden J W, Pillinger C T (1995) Nierite (Si3N4), a new mineral from ordinary and enstatite chondrites, Meteoritics, 30, 387-398   [view file]

Yang P, Fun H-K, Rahman I A, Saleh M I (1995) Two phase refinements of the structures of α-Si3N4 and β-Si3N4 made from rice husk by Rietveld analysis, Ceramics International, 21, 137-142

Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 249-254   [view file]