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Name: Liottite RRUFF ID: R120045 Ideal Chemistry: Na16Ca8Si18Al18O72(SO4)5Cl4 Locality: Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy Source: R. Van Dommelen [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pseudhexagonal colorless crystals, associated with grossular Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ cancrinite-sodalite (37) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R120045.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 12.868(2)Å b: 12.868(2)Å c: 16.107(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 2309.8(9)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Liottite | |
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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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Merlino S, Orlandi P (1977) Liottite, a new mineral in the cancrinite-davyne group, American Mineralogist, 62, 321-326 [view file] |
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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] |
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Rinaldi R, Wenk H R (1979) Stacking variations in cancrinite minerals, Acta Crystallographica, A35, 825-828 |
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Hassan I, Grundy H D (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals, Acta Crystallographica, B40, 6-13 |
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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] |
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Ballirano P, Merlino S, Bonaccorsi E, Maras A (1996) The crystal structure of liottite, a six-layer member of the cancrinite group, The Canadian Mineralogist, 34, 1021-1030 [view file] |
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