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Bikitaite R050160

Name: Bikitaite
RRUFF ID: R050160
Ideal Chemistry: LiAlSi₂O₆·H₂O
Locality: Foote mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Source: Jim McGlasson
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless prismatic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R050160.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Li_1.00Si_2.00O₆·1.25H₂O ; Li not measured but estimated by stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Sample is oriented, mounted onto a pin and polished

Pin ID:

M00247

Orientation:

Laser parallel to -b* (0 -1 0). Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to c [0 0 1].

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R050160

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance)

RRUFF ID:

R050160.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Instrument settings:

SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR

Resolution:

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RRUFF ID:

R050160.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Instrument settings:

PIKE GladiATR - Far-IR on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR

Resolution:

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R050160.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.6084(3)Å b: 4.960(1)Å c: 7.5976(3)Å
alpha: 89.89(1)° beta: 114.412(4)° gamma: 89.96(2)° Volume: 295.37(6)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

File Type Information

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

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	Cell Refinement Data
	Cell Refinement Output Data
	DIF File
	X-ray Data (XY - Processed)
	RRUFF File
	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Bikitaite
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]
Hurlbut C S (1957) Bikitaite, LiAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, a new mineral from Southern Rhodesia, American Mineralogist, 42, 792-797 [view file]
Leavens P B, Hurlbut Jr. C S, Nelen J A, (1968) Eucryptite and bikitaite from King's Mountain, North Carolina, American Mineralogist, 53, 1202-1207
Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]
Quartieri S, Sani A, Vezzalini G, Galli E, Fois E, Gamba A, Tabacchi G (1999) One-dimensional ice in bikitaite: single-crystal X-ray diffraction, infra-red spectroscopy and ab-initio molecular dynamics studies, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 30, 77-87 [view file]
Kolesov B A, Geiger C A (2002) Raman spectroscopic study of H₂O in bikitaite: “One-dimensional ice”, American Mineralogist, 87, 1426-1431 [view file]
Comodi P, Gatta G D, Zanazzi P F (2003) Effects of pressure on the structure of bikitaite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 15, 247-255
Ferro O, Quartieri S, Vezzalini G, Ceriani C, Fois E, Gamba A, Cruciani G (2004) Dehydration dynamics of bikitaite: I. In situ synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction study, American Mineralogist, 89, 94-101 [view file]

REFERENCES for Bikitaite

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]

Hurlbut C S (1957) Bikitaite, LiAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, a new mineral from Southern Rhodesia, American Mineralogist, 42, 792-797 [view file]

Leavens P B, Hurlbut Jr. C S, Nelen J A, (1968) Eucryptite and bikitaite from King's Mountain, North Carolina, American Mineralogist, 53, 1202-1207

Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]

Quartieri S, Sani A, Vezzalini G, Galli E, Fois E, Gamba A, Tabacchi G (1999) One-dimensional ice in bikitaite: single-crystal X-ray diffraction, infra-red spectroscopy and ab-initio molecular dynamics studies, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 30, 77-87 [view file]

Kolesov B A, Geiger C A (2002) Raman spectroscopic study of H₂O in bikitaite: “One-dimensional ice”, American Mineralogist, 87, 1426-1431 [view file]

Comodi P, Gatta G D, Zanazzi P F (2003) Effects of pressure on the structure of bikitaite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 15, 247-255

Ferro O, Quartieri S, Vezzalini G, Ceriani C, Fois E, Gamba A, Cruciani G (2004) Dehydration dynamics of bikitaite: I. In situ synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction study, American Mineralogist, 89, 94-101 [view file]