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Name: Hanksite RRUFF ID: R050291 Ideal Chemistry: KNa22(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl Locality: Searles Lake, Trona, San Bernardino County, California, USA Source: Marcus Origlieri Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale yellow hexagonal prism with pyramidal terminations Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | ||||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R050291.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.4908(2)Å b: 10.4908(2)Å c: 21.2401(9)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 2024.4(0)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Hanksite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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Hidden W E (1885) On hanksite, a new anhydrous sulphato-carbonate of sodium, from San Bernardino County, California, American Journal of Science, 130, 133-135 [view file] |
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Hanks H G (1889) On the occurrence of hanksite in California, American Journal of Science, 137, 63-66 [view file] |
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Pratt J H (1896) On northupite; pirssonite, a new mineral; gaylussite and hanksite from Borax Lake, San Bernardino County, California, American Journal of Science, 152, 123-135 [view file] |
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Murdoch J (1951) Notes on California minerals nuevite = samarskite; trona and hanksite; gaylussite, American Mineralogist, 36, 358-362 [view file] |
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Kato K, Saalfeld H (1972) The crystal structure of hanksite, KNa22[Cl(CO3)2(SO4)9] and its relation to the K2SO4 I structure type, Acta Crystallographica, B28, 3614-3617 |
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Araki T, Zoltai T (1973) The crystal structure of hanksite, American Mineralogist, 58, 799-801 [view file] |
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Lane M D (2007) Mid-infrared emission spectroscopy of sulfate and sulfate-bearing minerals, American Mineralogist, 92, 1-18 [view file] |
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Palaich S E M, Manning C E, Schauble E, Kavner A (2013) Spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction investigation of the behavior of hanksite and tychite at high pressures, and a model for the compressibility of sulfate minerals, American Mineralogist, 98, 1543-1549 |
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