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Davidite-(Ce) R120009

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Name: Davidite-(Ce)
RRUFF ID: R120009
Ideal Chemistry: Ce(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38
Locality: Mount Kaskasnyunchorr, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Source: Marcus Origlieri [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black rhombohedral grains associated with red rutile and colorless orthoclase
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ crichtonite (8) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R120009
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R120009.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.4222(7)Å    b: 10.4222(7)Å    c: 20.943(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 1970.1(2)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Davidite-(Ce)

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]

Butler J R, Hall R (1960) Chemical characteristics of davidite, Economic Geology, 55, 1541-1550

Neumann H, Sverdrup T L (1960) Davidite from Tuftan, Iveland, Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift, 40, 277-288

Fleischer M (1964) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 49, 439-448   [view file]

Levinson A A (1966) A system of nomenclature for rare-earth minerals, American Mineralogist, 51, 152-158   [view file]

Gatehouse B M, Grey I E, Kelly P R (1979) The crystal structure of davidite, American Mineralogist, 64, 1010-1017   [view file]

Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 72, 1031-1042   [view file]

Wülser P-A, Brugger J, Meisser N (2004) The crichtonite group of minerals: a review of the classification, Bulletin de liaison de la Société Francaise de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 16, 76-77   [view file]