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Gatta, G. D., Rotiroti, N., Bellatreccia, F., Della Ventura, G. (2007) Crystal chemistry of leucite from the Roman Comagmatic Province (central Italy): a multi-methodological study. Mineralogical Magazine, 71 (6) 671-682 doi:10.1180/minmag.2007.071.6.671

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TitleCrystal chemistry of leucite from the Roman Comagmatic Province (central Italy): a multi-methodological study
JournalMineralogical Magazine
AuthorsGatta, G. D.Author
Rotiroti, N.Author
Bellatreccia, F.Author
Della Ventura, G.Author
Year2007 (December)Volume71
Issue6
PublisherMineralogical Society
DOIdoi:10.1180/minmag.2007.071.6.671Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceGatta, G. D., Rotiroti, N., Bellatreccia, F., Della Ventura, G. (2007) Crystal chemistry of leucite from the Roman Comagmatic Province (central Italy): a multi-methodological study. Mineralogical Magazine, 71 (6) 671-682 doi:10.1180/minmag.2007.071.6.671
Plain TextGatta, G. D., Rotiroti, N., Bellatreccia, F., Della Ventura, G. (2007) Crystal chemistry of leucite from the Roman Comagmatic Province (central Italy): a multi-methodological study. Mineralogical Magazine, 71 (6) 671-682 doi:10.1180/minmag.2007.071.6.671
Abstract/NotesAbstract
A multi-methodological study, based on electron microprobe analysis (in wavelength dispersive mode), single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy and single-crystal Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was performed in order to describe the crystal chemistry of four leucite samples from different localities of the Roman Comagmatic Province (central Italy). All the crystals examined were found to be tetragonal (space group I41/a with a = 13.076–13.103 Å and c = 13.744–13.784 Å) and characterized by a complex twinning (merohedric twins: on the tetragonal planes (110) and (1̄10) with the two individuals having parallel crystallographic axes with a and b interchanged; pseudo-merohedric twins: on the tetragonal planes (101), (011), (1̄01), (01̄ 1), with the two individuals having parallel a (or b) axes and the remaining two axes not parallel). The chemical analyses show that all the samples contain minor Na and Fe. Infrared spectroscopy shows that all samples contain structurally bound water molecules, up to unexpectedly large amounts (~0.4 wt.%) for a nominally anhydrous mineral, suggesting that ‘analcime-like’ substitution (K to Na + H2O) occurs in the leucite samples investigated here. The detection limits of the ‘analcime-like’ substitution by singlecrystal XRD are also discussed.

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