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Eudidymite R060383

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Name: Eudidymite
RRUFF ID: R060383
Ideal Chemistry: Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O
Locality: Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
Source: Herb Obodda 046 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless to tan micaceous book
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060383.2
Sample Description: Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry: Na1.00Be1.00Si3.00O7(OH) ; Be not measured but estimated by stoichiometry.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
RRUFF ID:
Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R060383
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060383.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 12.617(2)Å    b: 7.3775(9)Å    c: 13.986(1)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 103.708(9)°    gamma: 90.°   Volume: 1264.8(2)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Eudidymite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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]

Brøgger W C (1887) Om “eudidymit”, et nyt norsk mineral, Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskabena, Kristiana, 31, 196-199   [view file]

Brøgger W C (1890) Die mineralien der syenitpegmatitgänge der südnorwegischen augit- und nephelinsyenite. 64. Eudidymit, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 16, 586-597   [view file]

Nickel E H (1963) Eudidymite from Seal Lake, Labrador, Newfoundland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 7, 643-649   [view file]

Fang J H, Robinson P D, Ohya Y (1972) Redetermination of the crystal structure of eudidymite and its dimorphic relationship to epididymite, American Mineralogist, 57, 1345-1354   [view file]

Shannon R D, Shannon R C, Medenbach O, Fischer R X (2002) Refractive index and dispersion of fluorides and oxides, Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, 31, 931-970   [view file]

Gatta G D, Rotiroti N, McIntyre G J, Guastoni A, Nestola F (2008) New insights into the crystal chemistry of epididymite and eudidymite from Malosa, Malawi: A single-crystal neutron diffraction study, American Mineralogist, 93, 1158-1165   [view file]