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Phillipsite-K R140774

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Name: Phillipsite-K
RRUFF ID: R140774
Ideal Chemistry: K6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O
Locality: Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Source: Ch. and H. Schäfer [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Radial aggregates of colorless prismatic crystals, associated with calcite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Harmotome (8) ]
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R140774
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R140774.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.972(6)Å    b: 14.370(9)Å    c: 8.785(8)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 124.75(2)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1034.4(7)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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

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REFERENCES for Phillipsite-K

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]

Levy A (1825) Descriptions of two new minerals, The Annals of Philosophy, 10, 361-363   [view file]

Hintze C (1897) 18. Phillipsit, Handbuch der Mineralogie, 2, 1799-1812   [view file]

Steinfink H (1962) The crystal structure of the zeolite, phillipsite, Acta Crystallographica, 15, 644-651

Galli E, Ghittoni A G L (1972) The crystal chemistry of phillipsites, American Mineralogist, 57, 1125-1145   [view file]

Rinaldi R, Pluth J J, Smith J V (1974) Zeolites of the phillipsite family. Refinement of the crystal structure of phillipsite and harmotome, Acta Crystallographica, B30, 2426-2433

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]

Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352   [view file]