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Name: Sarcolite RRUFF ID: R070688 Ideal Chemistry: Na4Ca12Al8Si12O46(SiO4,PO4)(OH,H2O)4(CO3,Cl) Locality: Monte Somma, Vesuvius, Italy Source: Michael Scott S101470 Owner: RRUFF Description: Rounded colorless crystals associated with orange gehlenite and black augite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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| RRUFF ID: | R070688.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 12.325(3)Å b: 12.325(3)Å c: 15.447(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 2346.4(9)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal |
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| REFERENCES for Sarcolite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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Vauquelin L N (1807) Analyse comparée de l'analcime de M. Hauy et de la sarcolite de M. Tompson, Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, 9, 241-250 [view file] |
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Giuseppetti G, Mazzi F, Tadini C (1977) The crystal structure of sarcolite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 24, 1-21 |
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Fleischer M, Chao G Y, Pabst A (1979) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 64, 241-245 [view file] |
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Livingstone A (1984) Fluorine in sarcolite: additional history and new chemical data, Mineralogical Magazine, 48, 107-112 [view file] |
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Dunn P J, Gobel V, Grice J D, Puziewicz J, Shigley J E, Vanko D A, Zilczer J (1985) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 70, 436-441 [view file] |
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Maras A, Paris E (1987) The crystal chemistry of sarcolite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 25, 731-737 [view file] |
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