Tobelite has been synthesized for the first time at 200°C and 15 MPa.
Tobelite has been characterized by XRD, DTA-TG, TEM, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy.
The cell parameters are: a = 5.219 Å; b = 9.021 Å; c = 10.556 Å; β = 101.41°.
Tobelite shows a bimodal size distribution (400x60 and 2000x200 Å).
The FTIR spectra show two close N-H ν4 bands.
The DTA-TG indicates two different mechanisms of NH4 loss.