Monteregianite-(Y) R080109

		Name: Monteregianite-(Y) RRUFF ID: R080109 Ideal Chemistry: KNa₂YSi₈O₁₉·5H₂O Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada Source: William W. Pinch [view label] [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Elongated cluster of grayish white fibers at the base of a cluster of terminated quartz crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ Rhodesite (5) ]
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Unoriented sample

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REFERENCES for Monteregianite-(Y)
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]
Chao G Y (1978) Monteregianite, a new hydrous sodium potassium yttrium silicate mineral from Mont St-Hilaire, Québec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 16, 561-565 [view file]
Fleischer M, Pabst A, Mandarino J A (1980) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 65, 205-210 [view file]
Ghose S, Sen Gupta P K, Campana C F (1987) Symmetry and crystal structure of montregianite, Na₄K₂Y₂Si₁₆O₃₈·10H₂O, a double-sheet silicate with zeolitic properties, American Mineralogist, 72, 365-374 [view file]
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]