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Name: Bayleyite RRUFF ID: R070458 Ideal Chemistry: Mg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18H2O Locality: Hideout mine (Hideout No. 1 mine), Deer Flats, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan County, Utah, USA Source: Michael Scott S101759 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Sprays of well-formed yellow to white acicular crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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REFERENCES for Bayleyite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
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Axelrod J M, Grimaldi F S, Milton C, Murata K J (1951) The uranium minerals from the Hillside mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, American Mineralogist, 36, 1-22 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1952) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 37, 359-362 [view file] |
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Mayer H, Mereiter K (1986) Synthetic bayleyite, Mg2[UO2(CO3)3]·18(H2O): Thermochemistry, crystallography and crystal structure, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 35, 133-146 |
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