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Benavidesite R070348
Name: Benavidesite
RRUFF ID: R070348
Ideal Chemistry: Pb4MnSb6S14
Locality: Bear Basin Mines, Bear Basin, North Bend, King County, Washington, USA
Source: Michael Scott S101751 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Grey tabular crystals associated with quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070348
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 50% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Benavidesite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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]

Oudin E, Picot P, Pillard F, Moëlo Y, Burke E A J, Zakrzewski M A (1982) La bénavidésite, Pb4(Mn,Fe)Sb6S14, un nouveau minéral de la série de la jamesonite, Bulletin de Minéralogie, 105, 166-169   [view file]

Fleischer M, Pabst A (1983) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 68, 280-283   [view file]

Chang L L Y, Li X, Zheng C (1987) The jamesonite - benavidesite series, The Canadian Mineralogist, 25, 667-672   [view file]

Leone P, Le Leuch L M, Palvadeau P, Molinie P, Moelo Y (2003) Single crystal structures and magnetic properties of two iron or manganese-lead-antimony sulfides: MPb4Sb6S14 (M: Fe, Mn), Solid State Sciences, 5, 771-776