Clinoptilolite-k - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Clinoptilolite-K R110201

Name: Clinoptilolite-K
RRUFF ID: R110201
Ideal Chemistry: K₆(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O
Locality: Conejo Volcanics, Agoura, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Source: Donald Doell [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless tabular crystals associated with ferrierite-K R110200
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Heulandite (13) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R110201

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R110201.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 17.672(2)Å b: 17.931(2)Å c: 7.4102(8)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 116.386(7)° gamma: 90° Volume: 2103.5(6)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

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 Clinoptilolite-K
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Schaller W T (1923) Ptilolite and related zeolites, American Mineralogist, 8, 93-96 [view file]
Wherry E T (1923) Proceedings of societies, American Mineralogist, 8, 93-96 [view file]
Schaller W T (1932) The mordenite-ptilolite group; clinoptilolite, a new species, American Mineralogist, 17, 128-134 [view file]
Holland T H (1934) Proceedings of societies: Mineralogical Society of Great Britian and Ireland, American Mineralogist, 19, 233-234 [view file]
Mason B, Sand L B (1960) Clinoptilolite from patagonia: the relationship between clinoptilolite and heulandite, American Mineralogist, 45, 341-350 [view file]
Mumpton M A (1960) Clinoptilolite redefined, American Mineralogist, 45, 351-369 [view file]
Wise W S, Nokleberg W J, Kokinos M (1969) Clinoptilolite and ferrierite from Agoura, California, American Mineralogist, 54, 887-895 [view file]
Alberti A (1972) On the crystal structure of the zeolite heulandite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 18, 129-146
Koyama K, Takeuchi Y (1977) Clinoptilolite: The distribution of potassium atoms and its role in thermal stability, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 145, 216-239 [view file]
Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]
Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352 [view file]
Snellings R A, Gualtieri A F, Elsen J (2009) The Rietveld structure refinement of an exceptionally pure sample of clinoptilolite from Equador and its Na-, K-, and Ca- exchanged forms, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie Supplement, 30, 395-400

REFERENCES for Clinoptilolite-K

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Schaller W T (1923) Ptilolite and related zeolites, American Mineralogist, 8, 93-96 [view file]

Wherry E T (1923) Proceedings of societies, American Mineralogist, 8, 93-96 [view file]

Schaller W T (1932) The mordenite-ptilolite group; clinoptilolite, a new species, American Mineralogist, 17, 128-134 [view file]

Holland T H (1934) Proceedings of societies: Mineralogical Society of Great Britian and Ireland, American Mineralogist, 19, 233-234 [view file]

Mason B, Sand L B (1960) Clinoptilolite from patagonia: the relationship between clinoptilolite and heulandite, American Mineralogist, 45, 341-350 [view file]

Mumpton M A (1960) Clinoptilolite redefined, American Mineralogist, 45, 351-369 [view file]

Wise W S, Nokleberg W J, Kokinos M (1969) Clinoptilolite and ferrierite from Agoura, California, American Mineralogist, 54, 887-895 [view file]

Alberti A (1972) On the crystal structure of the zeolite heulandite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 18, 129-146

Koyama K, Takeuchi Y (1977) Clinoptilolite: The distribution of potassium atoms and its role in thermal stability, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 145, 216-239 [view file]

Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]

Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352 [view file]

Snellings R A, Gualtieri A F, Elsen J (2009) The Rietveld structure refinement of an exceptionally pure sample of clinoptilolite from Equador and its Na-, K-, and Ca- exchanged forms, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie Supplement, 30, 395-400