Petarasite R060220

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Name: Petarasite
RRUFF ID: R060220
Ideal Chemistry: Na5Zr2Si6O18(Cl,OH)·2H2O
Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada
Source: Rock Currier [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale yellowish brown massive associated with aegirine, albite, natrolite, astrophyllite and rhodochrosite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060220.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na4.860.07Ca0.06Mn0.01)Σ=5Zr2.00Si6.00O18(Cl0.62(OH)0.38)Σ=1·2H2O
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Sample
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RRUFF ID: R060220
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Sample Description: Unoriented Sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060220.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.841(8)Å    b: 14.572(10)Å    c: 6.650(4)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 113.18(3)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 965.7(4)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Petarasite

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]

Chao G Y, Chen T T, Baker J (1980) Petarasite, a new hydrated sodium zirconium hydroxychlorosilicate mineral from Mont St-Hilaire, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 497-502   [view file]

Ghose S, Wan C, Chao G Y (1980) Petarasite, Na5Zr2Si6O18(Cl,OH)·2H2O, a zeolite–type zirconosilicate, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 503-509   [view file]

Fleischer M, Cabri L J (1981) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 66, 1274-1280   [view file]

Perrault G, Chao G Y, Chen T T (1981) Additional data on petarasite from Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 411-413   [view file]