A R060525 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Turkestanite R060525

Name: Turkestanite
RRUFF ID: R060525
Ideal Chemistry: (K,◻)(Ca,Na)₂ThSi₈O₂₀·nH₂O
Locality: DeMix Quarry, Mont St. Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada
Source: Michael Scott S100210 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Divergent group of brown rectangular prisms
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Steacyite (4) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060525.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	K_0.50(Ca_0.78Na_0.77K_0.12Mn_0.14Al_0.07Fe_0.05U_0.02Pb_0.02Ce_0.02Nd_0.01)_Σ=2.00Th_1.04Si₈O₂₀
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060525

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060525.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 7.563(1)Å b: 7.563(1)Å c: 14.723(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 842.1(4)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 Turkestanite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Pautov L A, Agakhanov A A, Sokolova E V, Kabalov Y K (1997) Turkestanite Th(Ca,Na)₂(K_1-x◻_x)Si₈O₂₀·nH₂O – a new mineral, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 126, issue 6 45-55 [view file]
Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352 [view file]
Kabalov Y K, Sokolova E V, Pautov L A, Schneider J (1998) Crystal structure of a new mineral turkestanite: A calcium analogue of steacyite, Crystallography Reports, 43, 632-636 [view file]
Kabalov Y K, Sokolova E V, Pautov L A, Schneider J (1998) Crystal structure of a new mineral turkestanite: a calcium analogue of steacyite, Crystallography Reports, 43, 584-588 [view file]
Estrade G, Salvi S, Béziat D (2018) Crystallization and destabilization of eudialyte-group minerals in peralkaline granite and pegmatite: a case study from the Ambohimirahavavy complex, Madagascar, Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 375-399
Kaneva E, Radomskaya T, Belozerova O, Shendrik R (2023) Crystal chemistry of turkestanite, Dara-i-Pioz massif, Tajikistan, Mineralogical Magazine, 87, 252-261

REFERENCES for Turkestanite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Pautov L A, Agakhanov A A, Sokolova E V, Kabalov Y K (1997) Turkestanite Th(Ca,Na)₂(K_1-x◻_x)Si₈O₂₀·nH₂O – a new mineral, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 126, issue 6 45-55 [view file]

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

Kabalov Y K, Sokolova E V, Pautov L A, Schneider J (1998) Crystal structure of a new mineral turkestanite: A calcium analogue of steacyite, Crystallography Reports, 43, 632-636 [view file]

Kabalov Y K, Sokolova E V, Pautov L A, Schneider J (1998) Crystal structure of a new mineral turkestanite: a calcium analogue of steacyite, Crystallography Reports, 43, 584-588 [view file]

Estrade G, Salvi S, Béziat D (2018) Crystallization and destabilization of eudialyte-group minerals in peralkaline granite and pegmatite: a case study from the Ambohimirahavavy complex, Madagascar, Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 375-399

Kaneva E, Radomskaya T, Belozerova O, Shendrik R (2023) Crystal chemistry of turkestanite, Dara-i-Pioz massif, Tajikistan, Mineralogical Magazine, 87, 252-261