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Name: Epistolite RRUFF ID: R070396 Ideal Chemistry: (Na◻)Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4 Locality: Tugtup Agtakorfia, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland Source: Michael Scott S104615 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: White platy crystals associated with pectolite Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Epistolite (9) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R070396.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.444(2)Å b: 7.168(3)Å c: 12.053(4)Å alpha: 103.79(4)° beta: 95.89(4)° gamma: 90.02(4)° Volume: 454.0(9)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Epistolite | |
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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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Boeggild O B (1901) Epistolite, a new mineral, Meddelelser om Grønland, 24, 183-190 [view file] |
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Sokolova E, Hawthorne F C (2004) The crystal chemistry of epistolite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 797-806 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2005) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 90, 271-275 [view file] |
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Nèmeth P, Ferraris G, Radnóczi G, Ageeva O A (2005) TEM and X-ray study of syntactic intergrowths of epistolite, murmanite and shkatulkalite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 973-987 [view file] |
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Locock A J, Piilonen P C, Ercit T S, Rowe R (2006) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 91, 216-224 [view file] |
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Sokolova E (2006) From structure topology to chemical composition. I. Structural hierarchy and stereochemistry in titanium disilicate minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 1273-1330 [view file] |
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