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Name: Griceite RRUFF ID: R070436 Ideal Chemistry: LiF Locality: Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec, Canada Source: Michael Scott S104425 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: White (fluoresces yellow under SW) crystals associated with pectolite (R070607), villiaumite, sodalite, microcline and black aegirine Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Rocksalt (18) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R070436.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 4.054(7)Å b: 4.054(7)Å c: 4.054(7)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 66.63(7)Å3 Crystal System: cubic |
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REFERENCES for Griceite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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Van Velthuizen J, Chao G Y, (1989) Griceite, LiF, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 27, 125-127 [view file] |
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