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Crystal structure of Rb-elpasolite Rb{sub 2}NaAlF{sub 6}

Journal Article · · Crystallography Reports
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  1. Moscow State University, Faculty of Geology (Russian Federation)
Single crystals of Rb{sub 2}NaAlF{sub 6}, the Rb analogue of the mineral elpasolite, are obtained in the NaF-Rb{sub 2}CO{sub 3}-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}-Rb{sub 3}PO{sub 4}-H{sub 2}O system under hydrothermal conditions, and their structure is determined by X-ray diffraction (R = 0.0188): a = 8.3087(1) A, space group Fm3bar m, Z = 4, and {rho}{sub calcd} = 3.88 g/cm{sup 3}. The hypothesis that Rb elpasolite exists in nature in late associations of pegmatites enriched in rubidium is proposed.
OSTI ID:
22113625
Journal Information:
Crystallography Reports, Journal Name: Crystallography Reports Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 58; ISSN CYSTE3; ISSN 1063-7745
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English