Humberstonite R060718

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Name: Humberstonite
RRUFF ID: R060718
Ideal Chemistry: K3Na7Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2·6H2O
Locality: Officina Alemania, Antofagasta Province, Chile
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Mass of colorless grains
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060718.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060718
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060718.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.9109(4)Å    b: 10.9109(4)Å    c: 24.393(1)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 90.°    gamma: 120.°   Volume: 2514.9(1)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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

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REFERENCES for Humberstonite

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]

Ericksen G E, Fahey J J, Mrose M E (1967) Humberstonite, Na7K3Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2·6H2O: A new saline mineral from the Atacama Desert, Chile, Geological Society of America, Abstracts Annual Meetings, 1967, 59-59   [view file]

Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 507-511   [view file]

Mrose M E, Fahey J J, Ericksen G E (1970) Mineralogical studies of the nitrate deposits of Chile. III. Humberstonite, K3Na7Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2·6H2O, a new saline mineral, American Mineralogist, 55, 1518-1533   [view file]

Burns P C, Hawthorne F C (1994) The crystal structure of humberstonite, a mixed sulfate-nitrate mineral, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 381-385   [view file]