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Name: Chernovite-(Y) RRUFF ID: R070368 Ideal Chemistry: Y(AsO4) Locality: Squaw Creek mine, Taylor Creek Tin District (Black Range Tin District), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA Source: Michael Scott S100535 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale yellow pseudo-octahedral crystals associated with quartz and cassiterite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Zircon (35) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R070368.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.068(2)Å b: 7.068(2)Å c: 6.313(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 315.3(1)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal |
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REFERENCES for Chernovite-(Y) | |
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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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Strada M, Schwendimann G (1934) La struttura cristallina di alcuni fosfati ed arseniati di metalli trivalenti. II. Arseniato e fosfato di ittrio, Gazzetta Chimica Italiana, 64, 662-674 [view file] |
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Goldin B A, Yushkin N P, Fishman M V (1967) A new yttrium mineral, chernovite, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 96, 699-704 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 1775-1780 [view file] |
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Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 72, 1031-1042 [view file] |
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Pagliaro F, Lotti P, Guastoni A, Rotiroti N, Battiston T, Gatta G D (2022) Crystal chemistry and miscibility of chernovite-(Y), xenotime-(Y), gasparite-(Ce) and monazite-(Ce) from Mt. Cervandone, Western Alps, Italy, Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 150-167 |
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