Niter R090001


 Name: Niter
RRUFF ID: R090001
Ideal Chemistry: K(NO3)
Locality: Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Unconsolidated, granular fragments exhibiting a sandy color
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R090001
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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: R090001.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.413(4)Å    b: 9.173(6)Å    c: 6.430(3)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 319.3(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 Niter

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]

Nakagawa I, Walter J L (1969) Optically active crystal vibrations of the alkali-metal nitrates, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 51, 1389-1397

Adiwidjaja G, Pohl D (2003) Superstructure of α-phase potassium nitrate, Acta Crystallographica, C59, i139-i140