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Griceite R070436
Name: Griceite
RRUFF ID: R070436
Ideal Chemistry: LiF
Locality: Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec, Canada
Source: Michael Scott S104425 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: White (fluoresces yellow under SW) crystals associated with pectolite (R070607), villiaumite, sodalite, microcline and black aegirine
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Rocksalt (18) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070436.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
RRUFF ID:
Sample Description: Raman on an unoriented sample, Raman spectra are forbidden by symmetry
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RRUFF ID: R070436
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Sample Description: Raman on an unoriented sample, Raman spectra are forbidden by symmetry
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 10% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070436.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.054(7)Å    b: 4.054(7)Å    c: 4.054(7)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 66.63(7)Å3    Crystal System: cubic
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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 Griceite

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]

Van Velthuizen J, Chao G Y, (1989) Griceite, LiF, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 27, 125-127   [view file]