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Celsian R060152

Name: Celsian
RRUFF ID: R060152
Ideal Chemistry: Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Locality: Benallt mine, Lleyn, Wales
Source: Marcus Origlieri [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless to white elongated prismatic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ feldspar (62) ]

Quick search: [ All Celsian samples (3) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060152.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Ba_0.98K_0.02◻_0.02)_Σ=1Al_2.00Si_2.00O₈
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Sample is oriented and mounted onto a pin.

Pin ID:

M00168

Orientation:

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

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060152

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060152.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.633(4)Å b: 13.058(6)Å c: 14.430(4)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 114.96(3)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1474.8(2)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Celsian
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]
Sjögren H (1895) Celsian, en anorthiten motsvarande bariumfältspat från Jakobsberg. Preliminärt meddelande, Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 17, 578-582 [view file]
Eskola P (1922) The silicates of Strontium and Barium, American Journal of Science, 4, 331-375 [view file]
Spencer L J (1942) Barium-feldspars (celsian and paracelsian) from Wales, Mineralogical Magazine, 26, 231-245 [view file]
Lin H C, Foster W R (1967) Abstract of paper presented at the twelfth annual meeting: The polymorphism of celsian (BaAl₂Si₂O₈), The Canadian Mineralogist, 9, 295-295 [view file]
Welin E (1968) Notes on the mineralogy of Sweden 6. X-ray powder data for minerals from Långban and the related mineral deposits of Central Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, 499-541
Griffen D T, Ribbe P H (1976) Refinement of the crystal structure of celsian, American Mineralogist, 61, 414-418 [view file]
Scanu T, Guglielmi J, Colomban P (1994) Ion exchange and hot corrosion of ceramic composites matrices - A vibrational and microstructural study, Solid State Ionics, 70, 109-120 [link]
Moro M C, Cembranos M L, Fernandez A (2001) Celsian, (Ba,K)-feldspar and cymrite from sedex barite deposits of Zamora, Spain, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 1039-1051 [view file]
Kremenovic A, Colomban P, Piriou B, Massiot D, Florian P (2003) Structural and spectroscopic characterization of the quenched hexacelsian, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 64, 2253-2268 [link]
Essene E J, Claflin C L, Giorgetti G, Mata P M, Peacor D R, Árakai P, Rathmell M A (2005) Two-, three- and four-feldspar assemblages with hyalophane and celsian: implications for phase equilibria in BaAl₂Si₂O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈–NaAlSi₃O₈–KAlSi₃O₈, European Journal of Mineralogy, 17, 515-535

REFERENCES for Celsian

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]

Sjögren H (1895) Celsian, en anorthiten motsvarande bariumfältspat från Jakobsberg. Preliminärt meddelande, Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 17, 578-582 [view file]

Eskola P (1922) The silicates of Strontium and Barium, American Journal of Science, 4, 331-375 [view file]

Spencer L J (1942) Barium-feldspars (celsian and paracelsian) from Wales, Mineralogical Magazine, 26, 231-245 [view file]

Lin H C, Foster W R (1967) Abstract of paper presented at the twelfth annual meeting: The polymorphism of celsian (BaAl₂Si₂O₈), The Canadian Mineralogist, 9, 295-295 [view file]

Welin E (1968) Notes on the mineralogy of Sweden 6. X-ray powder data for minerals from Långban and the related mineral deposits of Central Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, 499-541

Griffen D T, Ribbe P H (1976) Refinement of the crystal structure of celsian, American Mineralogist, 61, 414-418 [view file]

Scanu T, Guglielmi J, Colomban P (1994) Ion exchange and hot corrosion of ceramic composites matrices - A vibrational and microstructural study, Solid State Ionics, 70, 109-120 [link]

Moro M C, Cembranos M L, Fernandez A (2001) Celsian, (Ba,K)-feldspar and cymrite from sedex barite deposits of Zamora, Spain, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 1039-1051 [view file]

Kremenovic A, Colomban P, Piriou B, Massiot D, Florian P (2003) Structural and spectroscopic characterization of the quenched hexacelsian, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 64, 2253-2268 [link]

Essene E J, Claflin C L, Giorgetti G, Mata P M, Peacor D R, Árakai P, Rathmell M A (2005) Two-, three- and four-feldspar assemblages with hyalophane and celsian: implications for phase equilibria in BaAl₂Si₂O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈–NaAlSi₃O₈–KAlSi₃O₈, European Journal of Mineralogy, 17, 515-535