Chukanovite R080055



Name: Chukanovite
RRUFF ID: R080055
Ideal Chemistry: Fe2CO3(OH)2
Locality: Dronino, Kasimov, Ryazan Oblast, Russia
Source: Michael Scott S105119 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Orange-brown botryoidal cluster, co-type sample
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R080055
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 10% of 150mW
REFERENCES for Chukanovite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Pekov I V (2007) New minerals from former Soviet Union countries, 1998-2006: new minerals approved by the IMA commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Almanac, 11, 9-51

Pekov I V, Perchiazzi N, Merlino S, Kalachev V N, Merlini M, Zadov A E (2007) Chukanovite, Fe2(CO3)(OH)2, a new mineral from the weathered iron meteorite Dronino, European Journal of Mineralogy, 19, 891-898

Piilonen P C, Poirier G, Tait K T (2008) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 93, 1686-1691   [view file]