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Cubic zirconia R040142

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Name: Cubic zirconia
RRUFF ID: R040142
Ideal Chemistry: ZrO2
Locality: synthetic
Source: Bob Downs
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Fragment of a colorless single crystal
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R040142.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Zr0.86Y0.17Hf0.01)O2
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Sample is oriented, mounted onto a pin and polished with 514 nm laser
Pin ID: L00509
Orientation: Laser parallel to  a*  (1 0 0).     Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to  -b   [0 -1 0].
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RRUFF ID: R040142
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample with 514 nm laser
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R040142.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R040142.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.14161(9)Å    b: 5.14161(9)Å    c: 5.14161(9)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 90.°    gamma: 90.°   Volume: 135.924(7)Å3    Crystal System: cubic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Cubic zirconia

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Liddicoat R T, Koivula J I (1978) Synthetic cubic stabilized zirconia, Gems & Gemology, 16, 58-60   [view file]