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Name: Oneillite RRUFF ID: R110184 Ideal Chemistry: Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 Locality: Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada Source: Donald Doell [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Gray or pale-yellow gray massive crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ eudialyte (13) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R110184.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 14.253(1)Å b: 14.253(1)Å c: 30.166(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 5307.3(6)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Oneillite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Johnsen O, Grice J D, Gault R A (1999) Oneillite: A new Ca-deficient and REE-rich member of the eudialyte group from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 1295-1301 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (2000) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 85, 1321-1325 [view file] |
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Johnsen O, Ferraris G, Gault R A, Grice J D, Kampf A R, Pekov I V (2003) The nomenclature of eudialyte-group minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 785-794 [view file] |
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Rastsvetaeva R K, Chukanov N V (2012) Classification of eudialyte-group minerals, Geology of Ore Deposits, 54, 487-497 [view file] |
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Borst A M, Finch A A, Friis H, Horsburgh N J, Gamaletsos P N, Goettlicher J, Steininger R, Geraki K (2020) Structural state of rare earth elements in eudialyte-group minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, 84, 19-34 |
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