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Itsiite R160010
Name: Itsiite
RRUFF ID: R160010
Ideal Chemistry: Ba2Ca(BSi2O7)2
Locality: Gun claim, Yukon Territory, Canada
Source: Gunnar Färber
Owner: RRUFF
Description: White milky massive, associated with cerchiaraite-(Fe), diopside, pyrite, quartz, sphalerite, and witherite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Hyalotekite (1) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R160010
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 80% of 150mW
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Raman Data (Processed)
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R160010.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 10.9429(11)Å    b: 10.9429(11)Å    c: 10.2911(11)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1232.34(11)Å3    Crystal System: tetragonal
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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 Itsiite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2013) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 18. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 3249-3258   [view file]

Kampf A R, Peterson R C, Joy B R (2014) Itsiite, Ba2Ca(BSi2O7)2, a new mineral species from Yukon, Canada: Description and crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 52, 401-407   [view file]

Cámara F, Gagné O C, Belakovskiy D I, Uvarova Y (2015) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 100, 1319-1332   [view file]