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Nitrocalcite R120047

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Name: Nitrocalcite
RRUFF ID: R120047
Ideal Chemistry: Ca(NO3)2·4H2O
Locality: Christmas mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Source: Bob Jenkins
Owner: RRUFF
Description: White to colorless needles
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R120047
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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: R120047.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 6.290(1)Å    b: 9.170(2)Å    c: 14.491(3)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 98.405(9)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 826.8(5)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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

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REFERENCES for Nitrocalcite

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]

Rome de l'Isle J B L (1783) Nitre à base calcaire, in Cristallographie, ou Description des Formes a Tous les Corps du Regne Minéral, Volume 1 Paris 360-361   [view file]

Shepard C U (1835) Nitrocalcite. Calcareous earthy-salt, in Treatise on Mineralogy: Second Part, Volume II Hezekiah Howe & Co. New Haven 84-85   [view file]

Ribar B, Divjaković V, Herak R, Prelesnik B (1973) A new crystal structure study of Ca(NO3)2·4H2O, Acta Crystallographica, B29, 1546-1548

Leclaire A, Monier J C (1977) Liaisons hydrogène dans les cristaux de Ca(NO3)2·4H2Oα, Acta Crystallographica, B33, 1861-1866