Nepheline R090059

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Record 1004 of 1542  


Name: Nepheline
RRUFF ID: R090059
Ideal Chemistry: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Locality: Lajuar Madan, Sar-e-Sang District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Source: Dudley Blauwet
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless blocky crystals coated with colorless sodalite with electric blue inclusions, on a marble matrix
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Groups: [ Tridymite (7) ] [ Nepheline (6) ]
Quick search: [ All Nepheline samples (3) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R090059
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R090059.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.016(3)Å    b: 10.016(3)Å    c: 8.394(3)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 729.3(2)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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REFERENCES for Nepheline

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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