Línekite R141026
Name: Línekite
RRUFF ID: R141026
Ideal Chemistry: K2Ca3[(UO2)(CO3)3]2·8H2O
Locality: Svornost Mine, Jáchymov, Krušné Hory Mts, Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Light green tabular crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R141026
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R141026.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 17.318(6)Å    b: 18.121(6)Å    c: 18.396(4)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 5773(2)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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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 Línekite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Hughes Kubatko K A, Burns P C (2004) The crystal structure of a novel uranyl tricarbonate, K2Ca3[(UO2)(CO3)3]2(H2O)6, The Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 997-1003   [view file]

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2013) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 15. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012 and 2013, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 1-12   [view file]

Plášil J, Čejka J, Sejkora J, Hloušek J, Škoda R, Novák M, Dušek M, Císařova I, Němec I, Ederová (2018) Línekite, K2Ca3[(UO2)(CO3)3)]2·8H2O, a new uranyl carbonate mineral from Jáchymov, Czech Republic, Journal of Geosciences, 62, 201-213   [view file]