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Flamite R150148

Name: Flamite
RRUFF ID: R150148
Ideal Chemistry: Ca_8-x(Na,K)_x(SiO₄)_4-x(PO₄)_x
Locality: The southern Hatrurim Basin, the Negev Desert, Israel
Source: S.V. Goryainov
Owner: S.V. Goryainov
Description: Type sample. Lamellar intergrowths with partially hydrated larnite, gehlenite, rankinite and Ti-rich andradite. Data from Sokol et al (2015)
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R150148.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Ca_7.28Na_0.36K_0.24Mg_0.04(Si_3.28P_0.72)O₁₆

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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	Raman Data (Processed)
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	Raman Data (RAW)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R150148

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 43.3726(18)Å b: 43.3726(18)Å c: 6.8270(4)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 11122.2(9)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

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REFERENCES for Flamite
Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2014) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 20. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 549-558 [view file]
Gfeller F, Widmer R, Krüger B, Galuskin E V, Galuskina I O, Armbruster T (2015) The crystal structure of flamite and its relation to Ca₂SiO₄ polymorphs and nagelschmidtite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 27, 755-769
Sokol E V, Seryotkin Y V, Kokh S N, Vapnik Ye, Nigmatulina E N, Goryainov S V, Belogub E V, Sharygin V V (2015) Flamite, (Ca,Na,K)₂(Si,P)O₄, a new mineral from ultrahigh-temperature combustion metamorphic rocks, Hatrurim Basin, Negev Desert, Israel, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 583-596 [view file]
Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F, Gagne O C, Uvarova Y (2016) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 101, 1709-1716 [view file]

REFERENCES for Flamite

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2014) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 20. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 549-558 [view file]

Gfeller F, Widmer R, Krüger B, Galuskin E V, Galuskina I O, Armbruster T (2015) The crystal structure of flamite and its relation to Ca₂SiO₄ polymorphs and nagelschmidtite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 27, 755-769

Sokol E V, Seryotkin Y V, Kokh S N, Vapnik Ye, Nigmatulina E N, Goryainov S V, Belogub E V, Sharygin V V (2015) Flamite, (Ca,Na,K)₂(Si,P)O₄, a new mineral from ultrahigh-temperature combustion metamorphic rocks, Hatrurim Basin, Negev Desert, Israel, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 583-596 [view file]

Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F, Gagne O C, Uvarova Y (2016) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 101, 1709-1716 [view file]