Crandallite R060399
Name: Crandallite
RRUFF ID: R060399
Ideal Chemistry: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Locality: Bustillos Province, Bolivia
Source: American Museum of Natural History 34650 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Aggregate of tan colored spherical groups associated with wavellite and quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060399
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Crandallite

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]

Gordon S G (1917) New minerals, American Mineralogist, 2, 41-42   [view file]

Loughlin G F, Schaller W T (1917) Crandallite, a new mineral, American Journal of Science, 43, 69-74   [view file]

Blount A M (1974) The crystal structure of crandallite, American Mineralogist, 59, 41-47   [view file]

Jambor J L (1999) Nomenclature of the alunite supergroup, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 1323-1341   [view file]

Bayliss P, Kolitsch U, Nickel E H, Pring A (2010) Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 919-927