Interactive IRUG Spectrum

Details

IRUG filename:
IMP00368
Data type:
Infrared
IRUG material class:
Minerals and pigments (MP)
Sample type:
Reference material
Common name(s):
Kambaldaite
Chemical/botanical name(s):
Hydrated carbonate with hydroxyl or halogen (class), hydromagnesite (mineral group)
Sample source 1:
Kambalda
Source location 1:
Western Australia
Sample source 2:
Royal Museum of Scotland
Source location 2:
Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF, UK
Sample identifier 2:
RMS unregistered
Sample source 3:
The Natural History Museum, National Museums of Scotland
Source location 3:
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK, Edinburgh, UK
Application:
Transmission FTIR spectroscopy
Mode:
Tran
Literature Reference:
Jones, G. C., and B. Jackson. Infrared Transmission Spectra of Carbonate Minerals. London: Chapman & Hall, 1993. Engelhardt, L. M., S. R. Hall, and A. H. White. "Crystal Structure of Kambaldaite." American Mineralogist 70.3, 4 (1985): 423-27. Nickel, E. H., and B. W. Robinson. "Kambaldaite: A New Hydrated Ni Na Carbonate Mineral from Kambalda, Western Australia." American Mineralogist 70.3, 4 (1985): 419-22.
Originating institution name:
Natural History Museum, National Museums of Scotland
Originating institution acronym:
NHM
Molecular formula:
C3 H9 Na Ni4 O15
Linear formula:
NaNi4(CO3)3(OH)3*3H2O
Other analytical methods:
EDS (major Ni and Na only), SEM, XRD (4257 NHM std)