Trilithionite R040101

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Name: Trilithionite
RRUFF ID: R040101
Ideal Chemistry: KLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F2
Locality: Zambezi Region, Mozambique
Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 13619 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Aggregate of purple hexagonal plates, polytype is 2M1
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ mica (50) ]
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R040101.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (K0.84Li0.13Na0.02)(Li0.54Al0.44Mn0.02)3(Si0.82Al0.18)4O10F2.00
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Sample is oriented, mounted onto a pin and polished
Pin ID: L00533
Orientation: Laser parallel to  -b*  (0 -1 0).     Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to  c   [0 0 1].
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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS
RRUFF ID: R040101
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R040101.1
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R040101.1
Sample Description: Powder, cell parameters are from single crystal
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.189(4)Å    b: 9.000(6)Å    c: 20.13(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 95.65(4)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 935.5(4)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 Trilithionite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Tlili A, Smith D C, Beny J M, Boyer H (1989) A Raman microprobe study of natural micas, Mineralogical Magazine, 53, 165-179   [view file]

Rieder M, Cavazzini G, D’Yakonov Y S, Frank-Kamenetskii V A, Gottardt G, Guggenheim S, Koval P V, Muller G, Neiva A M R, Radoslovich E W, Robert J L, Sassi F P, Takeda H, Weiss Z, Wones D R (1998) Nomenclature of the micas, The Canadian Mineralogist, 36, 905-912   [view file]

Brigatti M F, Caprilli E, Malferrari D, Medici L, Poppi L (2005) Crystal structure and chemistry of trilithionite-2M2 and polylithionite-2M2, European Journal of Mineralogy, 17, 475-481

Marchal K L, Simmons W B, Falster A U, Webber K L, Roda-Robles E (2014) Geochemistry, mineralogy, and evolution of Li-Al micas and feldspars from the Mount Mica pegmatite, Maine, USA, The Canadian Mineralogist, 52, 221-233

Breiter K, Vaňková M, Galiová M V, Korbelová Z, Kanický V (2017) Lithium and trace-element concentrations in trioctahedral micas from granites of different geochemical types measured via laser ablation ICP-MS, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 15-33