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Cubic zirconia R110112

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Name: Cubic zirconia
RRUFF ID: R110112
Ideal Chemistry: ZrO2
Locality: Synthetic
Source: Gemological Institute of America 10-12-2010-17 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: A cut, colorless (1.95ct) gemstone, grown by melting.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample; 532 and 780 nm spectra are overwhelmed by fluorescence.
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RRUFF ID: R110112
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample; 532 and 780 nm spectra are overwhelmed by fluorescence.
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R110112.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.131(2)Å    b: 5.131(2)Å    c: 5.131(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 135.07(2)Å3    Crystal System: cubic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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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]