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Petarasite R060223

Name: Petarasite
RRUFF ID: R060223
Ideal Chemistry: Na₅Zr₂Si₆O₁₈(Cl,OH)·2H₂O
Locality: Demix Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada
Source: Royal Ontario Museum M49492 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Tan colored cleavage fragment associated with catapleiite
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060223.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Na_4.82◻_0.09Ca_0.06Mn_0.02)_Σ=5Zr_2.00Si_6.00O₁₈(Cl_0.63(OH)_0.37)_Σ=1·2H₂O

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060223

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060223.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 10.7924(9)Å b: 14.491(1)Å c: 6.6189(4)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 113.132(4)° gamma: 90° Volume: 951.9(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 Petarasite
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]
Chao G Y, Chen T T, Baker J (1980) Petarasite, a new hydrated sodium zirconium hydroxychlorosilicate mineral from Mont St-Hilaire, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 497-502 [view file]
Ghose S, Wan C, Chao G Y (1980) Petarasite, Na₅Zr₂Si₆O₁₈(Cl,OH)·2H₂O, a zeolite–type zirconosilicate, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 503-509 [view file]
Fleischer M, Cabri L J (1981) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 66, 1274-1280 [view file]
Perrault G, Chao G Y, Chen T T (1981) Additional data on petarasite from Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 411-413 [view file]

REFERENCES for Petarasite

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]

Chao G Y, Chen T T, Baker J (1980) Petarasite, a new hydrated sodium zirconium hydroxychlorosilicate mineral from Mont St-Hilaire, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 497-502 [view file]

Ghose S, Wan C, Chao G Y (1980) Petarasite, Na₅Zr₂Si₆O₁₈(Cl,OH)·2H₂O, a zeolite–type zirconosilicate, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 503-509 [view file]

Fleischer M, Cabri L J (1981) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 66, 1274-1280 [view file]

Perrault G, Chao G Y, Chen T T (1981) Additional data on petarasite from Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 411-413 [view file]