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Cliffordite R070407
Name: Cliffordite
RRUFF ID: R070407
Ideal Chemistry: UTe4+3O9
Locality: Bambollita mine (Oriental mine), Moctezuma, Municipio de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Source: Michael Scott S104745 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale yellow massive on quartz associated with pale green emmonsite and barite
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: R070407
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 65% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Cliffordite

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]

Gaines R V (1969) Cliffordite–a new tellurite mineral from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico, American Mineralogist, 54, 697-701   [view file]

Galy J, Meunier G (1971) A propos de la cliffordite UTe3O8. Le système UO3–TeO2 à 700°C. Structure cristalline de UTe3O9, Acta Crystallographica, B27, 608-616

Fleischer M (1972) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 57, 594-598   [view file]