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Name: Flamite RRUFF ID: R150148 Ideal Chemistry: Ca8-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) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R150148 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
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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 | |
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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] |
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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 |
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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] |
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Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F, Gagne O C, Uvarova Y (2016) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 101, 1709-1716 [view file] |
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