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	Name: Hughesite RRUFF ID: R130080 Ideal Chemistry: Na₃AlV₁₀O₂₈·22H₂O Locality: Sunday mine, Gypsum Valley, San Miguel County, Slick Rock District, Colorado, USA Source: John Rakovan Owner: National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution Description: Orange to golden orange crystals in efflorescent crusts. Data from Rakovan et al (2011) Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ Pascoite (5) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R130080.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Na_2.99Al_1.05(V₁₀O₂₈)·5.70H₂O

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Oriented single crystal

Orientation:

Laser parallel to a [1 0 0]. Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to b [0 1 0].

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R130080.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.668(4)Å b: 10.295(4)Å c: 12.908(5)Å
alpha: 105.826(9)° beta: 97.899(9)° gamma: 103.385(9)° Volume: 1053.0(8)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Hughesite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Rakovan J, Schmidt G R, Gunter M E, Nash B, Marty J, Kampf A R, Wise W S (2011) Hughesite, Na₃Al(V₁₀O₂₈)·22H₂O, a new member of the pascoite family of minerals from the Sunday mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, The Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 1253-1265 [view file]
Belakovskiy D, Cámara F, Diego Gatta G (2014) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 99, 870-875