W(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole R060422 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Afghanite R060422

Name: Afghanite
RRUFF ID: R060422
Ideal Chemistry: (Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄)O₉₆(SO₄)₆Cl₆
Locality: Kokscha Valley, Badakshan Province, Afghanistan
Source: Herb Obodda 113 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Blue hexagonal prism with pyramidal termination
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

Mineral Group: [ cancrinite-sodalite (37) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060422.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Na_19.94K_2.06)_Σ=22Ca_10.00[Si_24.00Al_24.00O₉₆](S_1.00O₄)₆Cl_6.00
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060422

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060422.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 12.7650(2)Å b: 12.7650(2)Å c: 21.4205(6)Å
alpha: 90.° beta: 90.° gamma: 120.° Volume: 3022.7(1)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

File Type Information

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

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REFERENCES for Afghanite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
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]
Bariand P, Cesbron F, Giraud R (1968) Une nonvelle espece minerale: L’afghanite de Sar–e–Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan–Comparaison avec les mineraux du groupe de la cancrinite, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 91, 34-42 [view file]
Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 2103-2106 [view file]
Hogarth D D (1979) Afghanite: new occurrences and chemical composition, The Canadian Mineralogist, 17, 47-52 [view file]
Leoni L, Mellini M, Merlino S, Orlandi P (1979) Cancrinite-like minerals: new data and crystal chemical considerations, Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 35, 713-719 [view file]
Rinaldi R, Wenk H R (1979) Stacking variations in cancrinite minerals, Acta Crystallographica, A35, 825-828
Hassan I, Grundy H D (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals, Acta Crystallographica, B40, 6-13
Rastsvetaeva R K, Pobedimskaya E A, Terent'eva L E, and Sapozhnikov A N (1993) Structural features of afghanite and its place among the cancrinite minerals, Crystallography Reports, 38, 185-189
Ballirano P, Maras A, Buseck P R (1996) Crystal chemistry and IR spectroscopy of Cl- and SO₄-bearing cancrinite-like minerals, American Mineralogist, 81, 1003-1012 [view file]
Ballirano P, Bonaccorsi E, Maras A, Merlino S (1997) Crystal structure of afghanite, the eight-layer member of the cancrinite-group: evidence for long-range Si,Al ordering, European Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 21-30
Bonaccorsi E, Orlandi P (2003) Marinellite, a new feldspathoid of the cancrinite-sodalite group, European Journal of Mineralogy, 15, 1019-1027 [view file]
Lane M D (2007) Mid-infrared emission spectroscopy of sulfate and sulfate-bearing minerals, American Mineralogist, 92, 1-18 [view file]
Ballirano P, Bosi F (2012) Thermal behavior of afghanite, an ABABACAC member of the cancrinite group, American Mineralogist, 97, 630-640 [view file]

REFERENCES for Afghanite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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]

Bariand P, Cesbron F, Giraud R (1968) Une nonvelle espece minerale: L’afghanite de Sar–e–Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan–Comparaison avec les mineraux du groupe de la cancrinite, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 91, 34-42 [view file]

Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 2103-2106 [view file]

Hogarth D D (1979) Afghanite: new occurrences and chemical composition, The Canadian Mineralogist, 17, 47-52 [view file]

Leoni L, Mellini M, Merlino S, Orlandi P (1979) Cancrinite-like minerals: new data and crystal chemical considerations, Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 35, 713-719 [view file]

Rinaldi R, Wenk H R (1979) Stacking variations in cancrinite minerals, Acta Crystallographica, A35, 825-828

Hassan I, Grundy H D (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals, Acta Crystallographica, B40, 6-13

Rastsvetaeva R K, Pobedimskaya E A, Terent'eva L E, and Sapozhnikov A N (1993) Structural features of afghanite and its place among the cancrinite minerals, Crystallography Reports, 38, 185-189

Ballirano P, Maras A, Buseck P R (1996) Crystal chemistry and IR spectroscopy of Cl- and SO₄-bearing cancrinite-like minerals, American Mineralogist, 81, 1003-1012 [view file]

Ballirano P, Bonaccorsi E, Maras A, Merlino S (1997) Crystal structure of afghanite, the eight-layer member of the cancrinite-group: evidence for long-range Si,Al ordering, European Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 21-30

Bonaccorsi E, Orlandi P (2003) Marinellite, a new feldspathoid of the cancrinite-sodalite group, European Journal of Mineralogy, 15, 1019-1027 [view file]

Lane M D (2007) Mid-infrared emission spectroscopy of sulfate and sulfate-bearing minerals, American Mineralogist, 92, 1-18 [view file]

Ballirano P, Bosi F (2012) Thermal behavior of afghanite, an ABABACAC member of the cancrinite group, American Mineralogist, 97, 630-640 [view file]