Quadridavyne R141084
Name: Quadridavyne
RRUFF ID: R141084
Ideal Chemistry: [(Na,K)6Cl2][Ca2Cl2][(Si6Al6O24)]
Locality: Mt Vesuvius, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Source: Ch. and H. Schäfer [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Short hexagonal prismatic white crystals, associated with sodalite.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Groups: [ cancrinite-sodalite (37) ] [ cancrinite (11) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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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: R141084.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 25.729(8)Å    b: 25.729(8)Å    c: 5.359(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 3072.3(8)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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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 Quadridavyne

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]

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 crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals, Acta Crystallographica, B40, 6-13

Bonaccorsi E, Merlino S, Orlandi P, Pasero M, Vezzalini G (1994) Quadridavyne, [(Na,K)6Cl2][Ca2Cl2][Si6Al6O24], a new feldspathoid mineral from Vesuvius area, European Journal of Mineralogy, 6, 481-487   [view file]

Jambor J L, Kovalenker V A, Roberts A C (1995) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 80, 630-635   [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]

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]