Tugtupite R050562 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Tugtupite R050562

Name: Tugtupite
RRUFF ID: R050562
Ideal Chemistry: Na₄BeAlSi₄O₁₂Cl
Locality: Kvanefjeld, Ilimaussag, Greenland
Source: Dave Bunk Minerals
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pink fragment
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Groups: [ cancrinite-sodalite (37) ] [ sodalite (24) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R050562.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Na_4.00Be_1.00Al_1.00Si_4.00O₁₂Cl_1.00; BeO estimated by difference; trace amounts of Fe
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R050562

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R050562.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.648(3)Å b: 8.648(3)Å c: 8.883(4)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 664(1)Å³ Crystal System: tetragonal

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Tugtupite
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]
Fleischer M (1961) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 46, 241-244 [view file]
Sørensen H (1962) On the occurrence of steenstrupine in the Ilímaussaq massif, Southwest Greenland, Meddelelser om Grønland, 167, 1-251 [view file]
Fleischer M (1963) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 48, 1178-1184 [view file]
Danø M (1966) The crystal structure of tugtupite - a new mineral, Na₈Al₂Be₂Si₈O₂₄(Cl,S)₂, Acta Crystallographica, 20, 812-816
International Mineralogical Association (1967) Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 131-136 [view file]
Petersen O V (1978) The twin formation of tugtupite, a contribution, Mineralogical Magazine, 42, 251-254 [view file]
Leoni L, Mellini M, Merlino S, Orlandi P (1979) Cancrinite-like minerals: new data and crystal chemical considerations, Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 35, 713-719 [view file]
Hassan I, Grundy H D (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals, Acta Crystallographica, B40, 6-13
Hassan I, Grundy H D (1991) The crystal structure and thermal expansion of tugtupite, Na₈[Al₂Be₂Si₈O₂₄]Cl₂, The Canadian Mineralogist, 29, 385-390 [view file]
Xu Z, Sherriff B L (1994) ²³Na ²⁷Al ⁹Be ²⁹Si solid state NMR study of tugtupite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 935-943 [view file]
Ballirano P, Maras A, Buseck P R (1996) Crystal chemistry and IR spectroscopy of Cl- and SO₄-bearing cancrinite-like minerals, American Mineralogist, 81, 1003-1012 [view file]
Antao S M, Hassan I (2002) Thermal analyses of sodalite, tugtupite, danalite and helvite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 163-172 [view file]
Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: high-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements, American Mineralogist, 89, 492-497 [view file]
Hettmann K, Wenzel T, Marks M, Markl G (2012) The sulfur speciation in S-bearing minerals: New constraints by a combination of electron microprobe analysis and DFT calculations with special reference to sodalite-group minerals, American Mineralogist, 97, 1653-1661 [view file]

REFERENCES for Tugtupite

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]

Fleischer M (1961) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 46, 241-244 [view file]

Sørensen H (1962) On the occurrence of steenstrupine in the Ilímaussaq massif, Southwest Greenland, Meddelelser om Grønland, 167, 1-251 [view file]

Fleischer M (1963) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 48, 1178-1184 [view file]

Danø M (1966) The crystal structure of tugtupite - a new mineral, Na₈Al₂Be₂Si₈O₂₄(Cl,S)₂, Acta Crystallographica, 20, 812-816

International Mineralogical Association (1967) Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 131-136 [view file]

Petersen O V (1978) The twin formation of tugtupite, a contribution, Mineralogical Magazine, 42, 251-254 [view file]

Leoni L, Mellini M, Merlino S, Orlandi P (1979) Cancrinite-like minerals: new data and crystal chemical considerations, Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 35, 713-719 [view file]

Hassan I, Grundy H D (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals, Acta Crystallographica, B40, 6-13

Hassan I, Grundy H D (1991) The crystal structure and thermal expansion of tugtupite, Na₈[Al₂Be₂Si₈O₂₄]Cl₂, The Canadian Mineralogist, 29, 385-390 [view file]

Xu Z, Sherriff B L (1994) ²³Na ²⁷Al ⁹Be ²⁹Si solid state NMR study of tugtupite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 935-943 [view file]

Ballirano P, Maras A, Buseck P R (1996) Crystal chemistry and IR spectroscopy of Cl- and SO₄-bearing cancrinite-like minerals, American Mineralogist, 81, 1003-1012 [view file]

Antao S M, Hassan I (2002) Thermal analyses of sodalite, tugtupite, danalite and helvite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 163-172 [view file]

Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: high-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements, American Mineralogist, 89, 492-497 [view file]

Hettmann K, Wenzel T, Marks M, Markl G (2012) The sulfur speciation in S-bearing minerals: New constraints by a combination of electron microprobe analysis and DFT calculations with special reference to sodalite-group minerals, American Mineralogist, 97, 1653-1661 [view file]