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Normandite R120066

Name: Normandite
RRUFF ID: R120066
Ideal Chemistry: Na₂Ca₂(Mn,Fe)₂(Ti,Nb,Zr)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂
Locality: Partomchorr Mt., Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Source: Donald Doell [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Radiating aggregate of brown bladed crystals, twinned around (001)
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Wohlerite (11) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R120066

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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	Raman Data (Processed)
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	Raman Data (RAW)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R120066.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 10.779(2)Å b: 9.785(2)Å c: 7.044(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 108.12(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 706.1(1)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

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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	DIF File
	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Normandite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Chao G Y, Gault R A (1997) Normandite, the Ti-analogue of låvenite from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1035-1039 [view file]
Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 652-656 [view file]
Perchiazzi N, McDonald A M, Gault R A, Johnsen O, Merlino S (2000) The crystal structure of normandite and its crystal-chemical relationships with låvenite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 641-648 [view file]
Biagioni C, Merlino S, Parodi G C, Perchiazzi N (2012) Crystal chemistry of minerals of the wöhlerite group from the Los Archipelago, Guinea, The Canadian Mineralogist, 50, 593-609 [view file]
Dal Bo F, Friis H, Mills S J (2022) Nomenclature of wöhlerite group minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 661-676

REFERENCES for Normandite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Chao G Y, Gault R A (1997) Normandite, the Ti-analogue of låvenite from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1035-1039 [view file]

Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 652-656 [view file]

Perchiazzi N, McDonald A M, Gault R A, Johnsen O, Merlino S (2000) The crystal structure of normandite and its crystal-chemical relationships with låvenite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 641-648 [view file]

Biagioni C, Merlino S, Parodi G C, Perchiazzi N (2012) Crystal chemistry of minerals of the wöhlerite group from the Los Archipelago, Guinea, The Canadian Mineralogist, 50, 593-609 [view file]

Dal Bo F, Friis H, Mills S J (2022) Nomenclature of wöhlerite group minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 661-676