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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. |
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Mineral Groups: [ cancrinite-sodalite (37) ] [ cancrinite (11) ] |
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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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REFERENCES for Alloriite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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Poirier G, Ercit T S, Tait K T, Piilonen P C, Rowe R (2009) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 94, 399-408 [view file] |
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