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Calcioburbankite R140485

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Name: Calcioburbankite
RRUFF ID: R140485
Ideal Chemistry: Na3(Ca,Ce,Sr,La)3(CO3)5
Locality: Eboundja, Kribi, South Region, Cameroon
Source: Rock Currier [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pink massive
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ burbankite (8) ]
Quick search: [ All Calcioburbankite samples (2) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R140485.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na2.89K0.02)(Ca1.14Ce0.61La0.39Sr0.23Nd0.15Pr0.06)(CO3)5 ; The dark mineral is analcime.
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R140485
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 50% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R140485.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.4511(15)Å    b: 18.1473(27)Å    c: 6.3232(7)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1199.25(21)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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REFERENCES for Calcioburbankite

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]

Van Velthuizen J, Gault R A, Grice J D (1995) Calcioburbankite, Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, and its relationship to the burbankite group of minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 1231-1235   [view file]

Jambor J L, Kovalenker V A, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 1013-1017   [view file]

Belovitskaya Y V, Pekov I V, Gobechiya E R, Kabalov Y K, Subbotin V V (2001) Crystal structure of calcioburbankite and the characteristic features of the burbankite structure type, Crystallography Reports, 46, 927-931   [view file]

Belovitskaya Y V, Pekov I V (2004) Genetic mineralogy of the burbankite group, New Data on Minerals. Moscow, 39, 50-64   [view file]