Lueshite R090025

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Name: Lueshite
RRUFF ID: R090025
Ideal Chemistry: NaNbO3
Locality: Lueshe carbonatite, Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source: Karl Russ [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black cubes
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Perovskite (44) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R090025.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na0.87Ca0.03Ce0.01La0.01Th0.01)(Nb0.94Ta0.06)O3; = bright. (Na0.91Ca0.03Ce0.01La0.01)(Nb0.95Ta0.05)O3 = dark
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample.
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RRUFF ID: R090025
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample.
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R090025.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.797(1)Å    b: 7.797(1)Å    c: 7.797(1)Å
alpha: 90.007(1)°    beta: 90.007(1)°    gamma: 90.007(1)°   Volume: 474.1(2)Å3    Crystal System: rhombohedral
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Lueshite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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