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Name: Cryolithionite RRUFF ID: R080051 Ideal Chemistry: Na3Al2(LiF4)3 Locality: Zapot mine, Zapot amazonite-topaz-zinnwaldite pegmatite, Gillis Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA Source: Michael Scott S102718 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Vitreous colorless fragment Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
| Mineral Group: [ garnet (97) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R080051.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 12.119(1)Å b: 12.119(1)Å c: 12.119(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1779.9(2)Å3 Crystal System: cubic |
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| REFERENCES for Cryolithionite | |
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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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Ussing N V (1904) Sur la cryolithionite, espèce minérale nouvelle, Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger, 1904, 2-12 [view file] |
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Geller S (1971) Refinement of the crystal structure of cryolithionite, {Na3}[Al2](Li3)F12, American Mineralogist, 56, 18-23 [view file] |
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Grew E S, Locock A J, Mills S J, Galuskina I O, Galuskin E V, Hålenius U (2013) Nomenclature of the garnet supergroup, American Mineralogist, 98, 785-811 [view file] |
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