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|   |   | Name: Villiaumite RRUFF ID: R060916 Ideal Chemistry: NaF Locality: St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada Source: Royal Ontario Museum M52436 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Reddish transparent single cleavage Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis | 
| Mineral Group: [ Rocksalt (18) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R060916.1 | |||||||
| Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 4.6323(1)Å    b: 4.6323(1)Å    c: 4.6323(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 99.398(6)Å3 Crystal System: cubic | |||||||
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| REFERENCES for Villiaumite | |
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| 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] | |
| Lacroix A (1908) Sur l'existence du fluorure de sodium cristallisé comme élément des syénites néphéliniques des îles de Los, Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, 146, 213-216 [view file] | |
| Deshpande V T (1961) Thermal expansion of sodium fluoride and sodium bromide, Acta Crystallographica, 14, 794-794 | |
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