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Name: Monteregianite-(Y) RRUFF ID: R130052 Ideal Chemistry: KNa2YSi8O19·5H2O Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada Source: Don Doell [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Single bladed pale pink crystal, cell parameters are significantly different than those reported Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Rhodesite (5) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Monteregianite-(Y) samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R130052.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.581(1)Å b: 23.817(3)Å c: 9.580(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 93.697(3)° gamma: 90° Volume: 2181.6(7)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Monteregianite-(Y) | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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Chao G Y (1978) Monteregianite, a new hydrous sodium potassium yttrium silicate mineral from Mont St-Hilaire, Québec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 16, 561-565 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Pabst A, Mandarino J A (1980) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 65, 205-210 [view file] |
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Ghose S, Sen Gupta P K, Campana C F (1987) Symmetry and crystal structure of montregianite, Na4K2Y2Si16O38·10H2O, a double-sheet silicate with zeolitic properties, American Mineralogist, 72, 365-374 [view file] |
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Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 72, 1031-1042 [view file] |
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