Gagarinite-(Y) R060517

		Name: Gagarinite-(Y) RRUFF ID: R060517 Ideal Chemistry: NaCaYF₆ Locality: Gjerdingen, Nordmark, north of Oslo, Norway Source: Michael Scott S100305 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Brownish-orange massive blebs associated with quartz, feldspar, brown astrophyllite and black riebeckite Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ Gagarinite (1) ]

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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REFERENCES for Gagarinite-(Y)
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
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Fleischer M (1962) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 47, 805-812 [view file]
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Dib A, Roux M T, Aléonard S (1987) Composés Pb_2xK_3/2-xLn_3/2-xF₆ de type gargarinite. Structure d’un cristal mâclé de KPbLaF₆. Relations structurales avec les composés de types NaNdF₄ et KCeF₄, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 66, 47-55
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]
Frank-Kamenetskaya O V, Fundamenskii V S, Tsytsenko A K, Frank-Kamenetskii V A (1994) Crystal structure of gagarinite from precision X-ray data: Structural changes in the NaCaTRF₆-Na_1.5TR_1.5F₆ series, Crystallography Reports, 39, 923-928
Hughes J M, Drexler J W (1994) Refinement of the structure of gagarinite-(Y), Na_x(Ca_xREE_2-x)F₆, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 563-565 [view file]