Important Update News

The RRUFF Project is being updated to improve its interface and content. The beta version of the update is accessible to the public at RRUFF.net. New data is only being added to the beta site. Please note that it is in development, and some components are not functional. Existing RRUFF.info links will resolve to the new site after RRUFF.net is officially released.

We are grateful to NASA for the funding of this effort.

Bikitaite R050160

Browse Search Results 
<< Previous |  Back to Search Results |  Next >> 
Record 489 of 4216  

Name: Bikitaite
RRUFF ID: R050160
Ideal Chemistry: LiAlSi2O6·H2O
Locality: Foote mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Source: Jim McGlasson
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless prismatic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Quick search: [ All Bikitaite samples (2) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050160.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Li1.00Si2.00O6ยท1.25H2O ; Li not measured but estimated by stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
RRUFF ID:
Sample Description: Sample is oriented, mounted onto a pin and polished
Pin ID: M00247
Orientation: Laser parallel to  -b*  (0 -1 0).     Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to  c   [0 0 1].
DOWNLOADS:

  To download sample data,
  please select a specific
  orientation angle.
Direction of polarization of laser relative to fiducial mark:
X Min:    X Max:    X Sort:
BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS
RRUFF ID: R050160
Wavelength:
Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
DOWNLOADS:

Raman Data (RAW) View Graph
RRUFF File
INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050160.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
Resolution:
DOWNLOADS:

Infrared Data (Processed)
RRUFF File
X Min:    X Max:    X Sort:
RRUFF ID: R050160.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: PIKE GladiATR - Far-IR on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
Resolution:
DOWNLOADS:

Infrared Data (Processed)
RRUFF File
X Min:    X Max:    X Sort:
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050160.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 8.6084(3)Å    b: 4.960(1)Å    c: 7.5976(3)Å
alpha: 89.89(1)°    beta: 114.412(4)°    gamma: 89.96(2)°   Volume: 295.37(6)Å3    Crystal System: triclinic
  File Type Information Close
Calculated diffraction file.

  File Type Information Close
Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

  File Type Information Close
Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

DOWNLOADS:

Cell Refinement Data
Cell Refinement Output Data
DIF File
X-ray Data (XY - Processed)
RRUFF File
X-ray Data (XY - RAW) View Graph
RRUFF File
X Min:    X Max:    X Sort:
REFERENCES for Bikitaite

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]

Hurlbut C S (1957) Bikitaite, LiAlSi2O6·H2O, a new mineral from Southern Rhodesia, American Mineralogist, 42, 792-797   [view file]

Leavens P B, Hurlbut Jr. C S, Nelen J A, (1968) Eucryptite and bikitaite from King's Mountain, North Carolina, American Mineralogist, 53, 1202-1207

Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606   [view file]

Quartieri S, Sani A, Vezzalini G, Galli E, Fois E, Gamba A, Tabacchi G (1999) One-dimensional ice in bikitaite: single-crystal X-ray diffraction, infra-red spectroscopy and ab-initio molecular dynamics studies, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 30, 77-87   [view file]

Kolesov B A, Geiger C A (2002) Raman spectroscopic study of H2O in bikitaite: “One-dimensional ice”, American Mineralogist, 87, 1426-1431   [view file]

Comodi P, Gatta G D, Zanazzi P F (2003) Effects of pressure on the structure of bikitaite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 15, 247-255

Ferro O, Quartieri S, Vezzalini G, Ceriani C, Fois E, Gamba A, Cruciani G (2004) Dehydration dynamics of bikitaite: I. In situ synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction study, American Mineralogist, 89, 94-101   [view file]