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Thomsenolite R050282

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Name: Thomsenolite
RRUFF ID: R050282
Ideal Chemistry: NaCaAlF6·H2O
Locality: Ivigtut, Greenland
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless prismatic rectangular single crystals associated with colorless ralstonite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050282.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Na1.00(Ca0.96Sr0.04)Σ=1Al1.00F6.00·H2O
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R050282
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050282.1
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050282.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.5782(7)Å    b: 5.5533(2)Å    c: 16.125(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 96.273(8)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 496.52(6)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Thomsenolite

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]

Hagemann G (1866) On some minerals associated with the Cryolite in Greenland, American Journal of Science and Arts, 42, 93-94   [view file]

Shepard C U (1866) On hagemannite, a new mineral from Arksutfiord, Greenland, American Journal of Science and Arts, 42, 246-247   [view file]

Dana J D, Brush G J (1868) 169. Thomsenolite, in A System of Mineralogy, Fifth Edition John Wiley and Sons New York 129-130   [view file]

Adhikesavalu D, Cameron T S, Knop O (1985) Thomsenolite, NaCaAlF6·H2O: hydrogen bonding and comparison with pachnolite, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 63, 3322-3327