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Meierite R170045

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Name: Meierite
RRUFF ID: R170045
Ideal Chemistry: Ba44Si66Al30O192Cl25(OH)33
Locality: Gun Claim, Yukon Canada
Source: Ron Peterson
Owner: Ron Peterson
Description: Colorless sub-millimeter equant inclusions within pink gillespite crystals. Type sample
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R170045.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Ba41.1Na0.7K0.6Fe0.5Ca0.5Ti0.1[Si62.5Al30.5P3.0]O192Cl24.82(OH)33.4
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R170045
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R170045
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 18.5502(4)Å    b: 18.5502(4)Å    c: 18.5502(4)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 6383.3(2)Å3    Crystal System: cubic
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REFERENCES for Meierite

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2015) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 23. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014 and 2015, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 51-58   [view file]

Peterson R C, Farber G, Groat L, Evans R J, Joy B, MacNeil L, Lafuente B, Witzke T (2016) Meierite, a new barium mineral with a KFI-type zeolite framework from the Gun Claim, Yukon Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 1249-1259   [view file]

Cámara F, Belakovskiy D I, Uvarova Y, Gagne O C (2017) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 102, 2525-2531   [view file]