Alloriite R070560


Name: Alloriite
RRUFF ID: R070560
Ideal Chemistry: (Na,K,Ca)24(Na,Ca)4Ca4(Si,Al)48O96(SO4)4(SO3,CO3)2(OH,Cl)2(H2O,OH)4
Locality: Monte Cavalluccio, near Campagnano di Roma, Rome, Latium, Italy
Source: Michael Scott S1001435 [view label]
Owner: Michael Scott
Description: Colorless prisms in vug
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed 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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RRUFF ID: R070560
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Sample Description: Unoriented Sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070560.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 12.909(2)Å    b: 12.909(2)Å    c: 21.308(4)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 3074.8(7)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 Alloriite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Chukanov N V, Rastsvetaeva R K, Pekov I V, Zadov A E (2007) Alloriite, Na5K1.5Ca(Si6Al6O24)(SO4)·(OH)0.5·H2O, a new mineral of the cancrinite group, Zapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchetstva, 136, issue 1 82-89   [view file]

Rastsvetaeva R K, Ivanova A G, Chukanov N V, Verin I A (2007) Crystal structure of alloriite, Doklady Earth Sciences, 415, 815-819   [view file]

Rastsvetaeva R K, Ivanova A G, Chukanov N V, Verin I A (2007) Crystal structure of alloriite [in Russian], Doklady Akademii Nauk, 415, 242-246   [view file]

Poirier G, Ercit T S, Tait K T, Piilonen P C, Rowe R (2009) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 94, 399-408   [view file]