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Name: Rubicline RRUFF ID: R070044 Ideal Chemistry: Rb(AlSi3O8) Locality: Vasin Myl'k Mount, Voron'l Tundry, Kola Peninsula, Russia Source: Michael Scott S105058 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless fragment embedded in epoxy Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ feldspar (62) ] |
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REFERENCES for Rubicline | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Teertstra D K, Černý P, Hawthorne F C, Pier J, Wang L, Ewing R C (1998) Rubicline, a new feldspar from San Piero in Campo, Elba, Italy, American Mineralogist, 83, 1335-1339 [view file] |
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Kyono A, Kimata M (2001) Refinement of the crystal structure of a synthetic non-stoichiometric Rb-feldspar, Mineralogical Magazine, 65, 523-531 [view file] |
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