(oh,f,cl)-dominant amphiboles R050169 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) R050169

Name: Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)
RRUFF ID: R050169
Ideal Chemistry: KCa₄Si₈O₂₀(OH,F)·8H₂O
Locality: Christmas mine, Christmas, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless prismatic crystals associated with kinoite, R050168
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Apophyllite (7) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R050169.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	K_1.00Ca_4.00Si_8.00O₂₀((OH)_0.98F_0.02)·8H₂O

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R050169

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R050169.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.9685(7)Å b: 8.9685(7)Å c: 15.842(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1274.2(2)Å³ Crystal System: tetragonal

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)
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]
Dunn P J, Rouse R C, Norberg J A, Peacor D R (1978) Hydroxyapophyllite, a new mineral, and a redefinition of the apophyllite group I. Description, occurrences, and nomenclature II. Crystal structure, American Mineralogist, 63, 196-202 [view file]
Dunn P J, Wilson W E (1978) Nomenclature revisions in the apophyllite group: hydroxyapophyllite apophyllite fluorapophyllite, The Mineralogical Record, 9, 95-98 [view file]
Chalokwu C I, Yau Y C (1985) Hydroxyapophyllite in hornfels beneath the Duluth Complex, northeastern Minnesota, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 489-490 [view file]
Burke E A J (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks, The Mineralogical Record, 39, 131-135 [view file]

REFERENCES for Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

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]

Dunn P J, Rouse R C, Norberg J A, Peacor D R (1978) Hydroxyapophyllite, a new mineral, and a redefinition of the apophyllite group I. Description, occurrences, and nomenclature II. Crystal structure, American Mineralogist, 63, 196-202 [view file]

Dunn P J, Wilson W E (1978) Nomenclature revisions in the apophyllite group: hydroxyapophyllite apophyllite fluorapophyllite, The Mineralogical Record, 9, 95-98 [view file]

Chalokwu C I, Yau Y C (1985) Hydroxyapophyllite in hornfels beneath the Duluth Complex, northeastern Minnesota, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 489-490 [view file]

Burke E A J (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks, The Mineralogical Record, 39, 131-135 [view file]