N R060482 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Tschernichite R060482

Name: Tschernichite
RRUFF ID: R060482
Ideal Chemistry: CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆·8H₂O
Locality: Neer Road Pit, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA
Source: Michael Scott S100030 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless steep dipyramidal tetragonal crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060482.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060482

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060482.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 12.65(3)Å b: 12.65(3)Å c: 26.56(6)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 4252(10)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.

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REFERENCES for Tschernichite
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]
Smith J V, Pluth J J, Boggs R C, Howard D G (1991) Tschernichite, the mineral analogue of zeolite beta, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1991, 363-364
Boggs R C, Howard D G, Smith J V, Klein G L (1993) Tschernichite, a new zeolite from Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, American Mineralogist, 78, 822-826 [view file]
Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]
Alberti A, Cruciani G, Galli E, Merlino S, Millini R, Quartieri S, Vezzalini G, Zanardi S (2002) Crystal structure of tetragonal and monoclinic polytypes of tschernichite, the natural counterpart of synthetic zeolite beta, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 106, 10277-10284

REFERENCES for Tschernichite

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]

Smith J V, Pluth J J, Boggs R C, Howard D G (1991) Tschernichite, the mineral analogue of zeolite beta, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1991, 363-364

Boggs R C, Howard D G, Smith J V, Klein G L (1993) Tschernichite, a new zeolite from Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, American Mineralogist, 78, 822-826 [view file]

Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]

Alberti A, Cruciani G, Galli E, Merlino S, Millini R, Quartieri S, Vezzalini G, Zanardi S (2002) Crystal structure of tetragonal and monoclinic polytypes of tschernichite, the natural counterpart of synthetic zeolite beta, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 106, 10277-10284