Vishnevite R061139



Name: Vishnevite
RRUFF ID: R061139
Ideal Chemistry: Na8(Al6Si6)O24(SO4)·2H2O
Locality: Vishnevyite Mountains, Urals, U.S.S.R.
Source: Michael Scott S101512 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Light blue irregular granular masses
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Groups: [ cancrinite-sodalite (37) ] [ cancrinite (11) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R061139.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R061139
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R061139.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 12.714(2)Å    b: 12.714(2)Å    c: 5.1966(8)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 727.2(1)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 Vishnevite

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]

Beliankin D S (1944) Vishnevite, and not sulphatic cancrinite, Comptes Rendus (Doklady) de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS, 42, 304-306   [view file]

Leoni L, Mellini M, Merlino S, Orlandi P (1979) Cancrinite-like minerals: new data and crystal chemical considerations, Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 35, 713-719   [view file]

Hassan I, Grundy H D (1984) The character of the cancrinite-vishnevite solid-solution series, The Canadian Mineralogist, 22, 333-340   [view file]

Hassan I, Grundy H D (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals, Acta Crystallographica, B40, 6-13

Jambor J L, Bladh K W, Ercit T S, Grice J D, Grew E S (1988) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 73, 927-935   [view file]

Hassan I, Buseck P R (1992) The origin of the superstructure and modulations in cancrinite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 30, 49-59   [view file]

Ballirano P, Maras A, Buseck P R (1996) Crystal chemistry and IR spectroscopy of Cl- and SO4-bearing cancrinite-like minerals, American Mineralogist, 81, 1003-1012   [view file]

Della Ventura G, Bellatreccia F, Parodi G C, Cámara F, Piccinini M (2007) Single-crystal FTIR and X-ray study of vishnevite, ideally [Na6(SO4)][Na2(H2O)2](Si6Al6O24), American Mineralogist, 92, 713-721   [view file]

Ventura G D, Bellatreccia F, Parodi G C, Cámara F, Piccinini M (2007) Single-crystal FTIR and X-ray study of vishnevite, ideally [Na6(SO4)][Na2(H2O)2](Si6Al6O24), American Mineralogist, 92, 713-721   [view file]

Chukanov N V, Pekov I V, Olysych L V, Zubkova N V, Vigasina M F, (2011) Crystal chemistry of cancrinite-group minerals with an AB-type framework: A review and new data. II. IR spectroscopy and its crystal-chemical implications, The Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 1151-1164   [view file]

Pekov I V, Olysych L V, Chukanov N V, Zubkova N V, Pushcharovsky D Y, Van K, Giester G, Tillmanns E (2011) Crystal chemistry of cancrinite-group minerals with an AB-type framework: A review and new data. I. Chemical and structural variations, The Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 1129-1150   [view file]

Diego Gatta G, Lotti P (2016) Cancrinite-group minerals: Crystal-chemical description and properties under non-ambient conditions - A review, American Mineralogist, 101, 253-265

Martins T, Kressall R, Medici L, Chakhmouradian A R (2017) Cancrinite-vishnevite solid solution from Cinder Lake (Manitoba, Canada): crystal chemistry and implications for alkaline igneous rocks, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 1261-1277