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Willhendersonite R060508

Name: Willhendersonite
RRUFF ID: R060508
Ideal Chemistry: KCa(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂·5H₂O
Locality: San Venzano Quarry, Terni, Umbria, central Italy
Source: Michael Scott S100293 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless tabular crystals forming a spherical aggregate
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Chabazite (8) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060508.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(K_0.98Na_0.02)Ca_1.00(Si_3.06Al_2.93Fe³⁺_0.01)O₁₂·5.43H₂ O ; H₂O estimated by difference; Fe³⁺ by charge balance
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060508

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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	Raman Data (RAW)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060508.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 9.23(3)Å b: 9.24(3)Å c: 9.54(3)Å
alpha: 92.49(7)° beta: 92.27(7)° gamma: 90.08(7)° Volume: 812(6)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Willhendersonite
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]
Tillmanns E, Fischer R (1981) Crystal structure of a new zeolite mineral, Acta Crystallographica, A37, C186-C186
Peacor D R, Dunn P J, Simmons W B, Tillmanns E, Fischer R X (1984) Willhendersonite, a new zeolite isostructural with chabazite, American Mineralogist, 69, 186-189 [view file]
Tillmanns E, Fischer R X, Baur W H (1984) Chabazite-type framework in the new zeolite willhendersonite, KCaAl₃Si₃O₁₂·5H₂O, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1984, 547-558
Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]
Fischer R X, Kahlenberg V, Lengauer C L, Tillmanns E (2008) Thermal behavior and structural transformation in the chabazite-type zeolite willhendersonite, KCaAl₃Si₃O₁₂·5H₂O, American Mineralogist, 93, 1317-1325 [view file]

REFERENCES for Willhendersonite

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]

Tillmanns E, Fischer R (1981) Crystal structure of a new zeolite mineral, Acta Crystallographica, A37, C186-C186

Peacor D R, Dunn P J, Simmons W B, Tillmanns E, Fischer R X (1984) Willhendersonite, a new zeolite isostructural with chabazite, American Mineralogist, 69, 186-189 [view file]

Tillmanns E, Fischer R X, Baur W H (1984) Chabazite-type framework in the new zeolite willhendersonite, KCaAl₃Si₃O₁₂·5H₂O, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1984, 547-558

Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]

Fischer R X, Kahlenberg V, Lengauer C L, Tillmanns E (2008) Thermal behavior and structural transformation in the chabazite-type zeolite willhendersonite, KCaAl₃Si₃O₁₂·5H₂O, American Mineralogist, 93, 1317-1325 [view file]