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Name: Boussingaultite RRUFF ID: R070597 Ideal Chemistry: (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2·6H2O Locality: The Geysers, near Cloverdale, Sonoma County, California, USA Source: James Shigley [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Unconsolidated aggregate of transparent to translucent colorless to white grains Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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| RRUFF ID: | R070597.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 9.327(3)Å b: 12.600(4)Å c: 6.210(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 107.091(6)° gamma: 90° Volume: 697.6(8) Crystal System: monoclinic |
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| REFERENCES for Boussingaultite | |
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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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Bechi E (1864) Mémoire sur les soffioni boracifères de Travale, en Toscane, Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de lAcadémie des Sciences, 58, 583-584 [view file] |
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Margulis T N, Templeton D H (1962) Crystal structure and hydrogen bonding of magnesium ammonium sulfate hexahydrate, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 117, 344-357 [view file] |
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