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Cancrinite R050352

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Name: Cancrinite
RRUFF ID: R050352
Ideal Chemistry: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O
Locality: York River, quarry #2, Dungannon Township, Ontario, Canada
Source: California Institute of Technology
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pink fragment
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ cancrinite (11) ]
Quick search: [ All Cancrinite samples (3) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050352.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na6.07Ca1.62◻0.31)Σ=8(Al0.99Si1.01O4)6((CO3)0.84◻0.16)Σ=2·2H2O
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
RRUFF ID:
Sample Description: Sample is oriented and mounted on a pin
Pin ID: L01694
Orientation: Laser parallel to  -c*  (0 0 -1).     Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to  a   [1 0 0].
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RRUFF ID: R050352
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050352.1
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050352.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 12.6140(2)Å    b: 12.6140(2)Å    c: 5.1253(2)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 90.°    gamma: 120.°   Volume: 706.26(2)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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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 Cancrinite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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Hassan I, Grundy H D (1991) The crystal structure of basic cancrinite, ideally Na8[Al6Si6O24](OH)2·3H2O, The Canadian Mineralogist, 29, 377-383   [view file]

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Hassan I (1996) The thermal behavior of cancrinite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 34, 893-900   [view file]

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Isupova D, Ida A, Kihara K, Morishita T, Bulka G (2010) Asymmetric thermal vibrations of atoms and pyroelectricity in cancrinite, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 105, 29-41

Chukanov N V, Pekov I V, Olysych L V, Zubkova N V, Vigasina M F, (2011) Crystal chemistry of cancrinite-group minerals with an AB-type framework: A review and new data. II. IR spectroscopy and its crystal-chemical implications, The Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 1151-1164   [view file]

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Martins T, Kressall R, Medici L, Chakhmouradian A R (2017) Cancrinite-vishnevite solid solution from Cinder Lake (Manitoba, Canada): crystal chemistry and implications for alkaline igneous rocks, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 1261-1277