Griceite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Griceite
Formula:
LiF
Hardness:
4½
Crystal System:
Isometric
Member of:
Name:
Named in honor of Joel Denison Grice (B. 1946), Canadian mineralogist and crystallographer, former Curator of Minerals, Canadian Museum of Nature (former National Museum of Natural Sciences), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Grice is a world-renowned specialist in the structures of borates, carbonates, beryllium minerals and the eudialyte group.
This page provides mineralogical data about Griceite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
1749
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1749:3
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
55ae2fd3-126a-4eb2-8d38-5e3a7ba98b7a
Classification of Griceite
Approved
3.AA.20
3 : HALIDES
A : Simple halides, without H2O
A : M:X = 1:1, 2:3, 3:5, etc.
3 : HALIDES
A : Simple halides, without H2O
A : M:X = 1:1, 2:3, 3:5, etc.
9.1.1.5
9 : NORMAL HALIDES
1 : AX
9 : NORMAL HALIDES
1 : AX
8.1.1
8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
1 : Halides of the alkali metals and ammonium
8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
1 : Halides of the alkali metals and ammonium
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Gri | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Griceite
Hardness:
4½ on Mohs scale
Chemical Properties of Griceite
Formula:
LiF
Elements listed:
CAS Registry number:
Crystallography of Griceite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Fm3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 4.0293 Å
Unit Cell V:
65.42 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Crystal Structure
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0017905 | Griceite | Ott H (1926) Die Strukturen von Mn O, Mn S, Ag F, Ni S, Sn I4, Sr Cl2, Ba F2, Praezisionsmessungen einiger Alkalihalogenide. _cod_database_code 1010990 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 63 222-230 | 1926 | 0 | 293 | ||
0011345 | Griceite | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York rocksalt structure Crystal Structures 1 85-237 | 1963 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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2.013 Å | (100) |
2.324 Å | (90) |
1.424 Å | (50) |
1.213 Å | (10) |
1.163 Å | (10) |
0.924 Å | (10) |
0.900 Å | (10) |
Comments:
Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada. Data from the type description.
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks | >3.0 |
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks |
Type Occurrence of Griceite
Synonyms of Griceite
Other Language Names for Griceite
Relationship of Griceite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Carobbiite | KF | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
Halite | NaCl | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
Sylvite | KCl | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
Villiaumite | NaF | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
9 photos of Griceite associated with Villiaumite | NaF |
1 photo of Griceite associated with Steenstrupine-(Ce) | Na14Mn2+2Fe3+2Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
3.AA. | Brontesite | (NH4)3PbCl5 |
3.AA.05 | Marshite | CuI |
3.AA.05 | Miersite | (Ag,Cu)I |
3.AA.05 | Nantokite | CuCl |
3.AA.05 | UM1999-11:I:CuS | Cu(I,S) |
3.AA.10 | Iodargyrite | AgI |
3.AA.10 | Tocornalite | (Ag,Hg)I |
3.AA.15 | Bromargyrite | AgBr |
3.AA.15 | Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
3.AA.20 | Carobbiite | KF |
3.AA.20 | Halite | NaCl |
3.AA.20 | Sylvite | KCl |
3.AA.20 | Villiaumite | NaF |
3.AA.25 | Salammoniac | NH4Cl |
3.AA.25 | UM1998-03-Cl:Tl | TlCl |
3.AA.25 | Lafossaite | Tl(Cl,Br) |
3.AA.25 | Nataliyamalikite | TlI |
3.AA.30 | Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
3.AA.30 | Kuzminite | [Hg2]2+(Br,Cl)2 |
3.AA.30 | Moschelite | [Hg2]2+I2 |
3.AA.35 | Neighborite | NaMgF3 |
3.AA.35 | Parascandolaite | KMgF3 |
3.AA.40 | Chlorocalcite | KCaCl3 |
3.AA.40 | Javorieite | KFeCl3 |
3.AA.45 | Kolarite | PbTeCl2 |
3.AA.50 | Radhakrishnaite | PbTe3(Cl,S)2 |
3.AA.55 | Challacolloite | KPb2Cl5 |
3.AA.60 | Hephaistosite | TlPb2Cl5 |
3.AA.90 | Pseudocotunnite | K2PbCl4 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Griceite
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(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada