Apophyllite R060554 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Fluorapophyllite-(K) R060554

Name: Fluorapophyllite-(K)
RRUFF ID: R060554
Ideal Chemistry: KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O
Locality: unknown
Source: Gemological Institute of America 20
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless polished fragment
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

Mineral Group: [ Apophyllite (7) ]

Quick search: [ All Fluorapophyllite-(K) samples (4) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060554.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(K_0.88Na_0.12)Ca_4.00Si_8.00O₂₀F_1.00·8H2O

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Sample is oriented and mounted on a pin

Pin ID:

L00812

Orientation:

Laser parallel to -a* (-1 0 0). Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to -c [0 0 -1].

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060554

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060554.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.9759(2)Å b: 8.9759(2)Å c: 15.7949(4)Å
alpha: 90.° beta: 90.° gamma: 90.° Volume: 1272.55(7)Å³ Crystal System: tetragonal

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Fluorapophyllite-(K)
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]
Lucas J A H (1806) XIII Espèce. Apophyllite, in Tableau Méthodique des Espèces Minérales, Première Partie Chez Levrault Paris 266-268 [view file]
Chao G Y (1971) The refinement of the crystal structure of apophyllite II. Determination of the hydrogen positions by x-ray diffraction, American Mineralogist, 56, 1234-1242 [view file]
Dunn P J, Rouse R C, Norberg J A, Peacor D R (1978) Hydroxyapophyllite, a new mineral, and a redefinition of the apophyllite group I. Description, occurrences, and nomenclature II. Crystal structure, American Mineralogist, 63, 196-202 [view file]
Dunn P J, Wilson W E (1978) Nomenclature revisions in the apophyllite group: hydroxyapophyllite apophyllite fluorapophyllite, The Mineralogical Record, 9, 95-98 [view file]
Jambor J L, Puziewicz J (1992) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 77, 1116-1121 [view file]
Ståhl K (1993) A neutron powder diffraction study of partially dehydrated fluorapophyllite, KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F₆·9H₂O, European Journal of Mineralogy, 5, 845-849
Burke E A J (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks, The Mineralogical Record, 39, 131-135 [view file]
Hatert F, Mills S J, Pasero M, Williams P A (2013) CNMNC guidelines for the use of suffixes and prefixes in mineral nomenclature, and for the preservation of historical names, European Journal of Mineralogy, 25, 113-115
Hîrtopanu P, Dumitras D G, Marincea Ş, Călin N (2022) Inesite, hubeite, ruizite, apophyllite, and manganoan ilvaite from Cavnic, Eastern Carpathians, Romania, Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 17, 387-400 [view file]
Seryotkin Y V, Kupriyanov I N, Ignatov M A (2023) Single‑crystal X‑ray diffraction and IR‑spectroscopy studies of potassium‑deficient fluorapophyllite‑(K), Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 50, 6

REFERENCES for Fluorapophyllite-(K)

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]

Lucas J A H (1806) XIII Espèce. Apophyllite, in Tableau Méthodique des Espèces Minérales, Première Partie Chez Levrault Paris 266-268 [view file]

Chao G Y (1971) The refinement of the crystal structure of apophyllite II. Determination of the hydrogen positions by x-ray diffraction, American Mineralogist, 56, 1234-1242 [view file]

Dunn P J, Rouse R C, Norberg J A, Peacor D R (1978) Hydroxyapophyllite, a new mineral, and a redefinition of the apophyllite group I. Description, occurrences, and nomenclature II. Crystal structure, American Mineralogist, 63, 196-202 [view file]

Dunn P J, Wilson W E (1978) Nomenclature revisions in the apophyllite group: hydroxyapophyllite apophyllite fluorapophyllite, The Mineralogical Record, 9, 95-98 [view file]

Jambor J L, Puziewicz J (1992) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 77, 1116-1121 [view file]

Ståhl K (1993) A neutron powder diffraction study of partially dehydrated fluorapophyllite, KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F₆·9H₂O, European Journal of Mineralogy, 5, 845-849

Burke E A J (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks, The Mineralogical Record, 39, 131-135 [view file]

Hatert F, Mills S J, Pasero M, Williams P A (2013) CNMNC guidelines for the use of suffixes and prefixes in mineral nomenclature, and for the preservation of historical names, European Journal of Mineralogy, 25, 113-115

Hîrtopanu P, Dumitras D G, Marincea Ş, Călin N (2022) Inesite, hubeite, ruizite, apophyllite, and manganoan ilvaite from Cavnic, Eastern Carpathians, Romania, Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 17, 387-400 [view file]

Seryotkin Y V, Kupriyanov I N, Ignatov M A (2023) Single‑crystal X‑ray diffraction and IR‑spectroscopy studies of potassium‑deficient fluorapophyllite‑(K), Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 50, 6