Elpasolite R061029
Name: Elpasolite
RRUFF ID: R061029
Ideal Chemistry: K2NaAlF6
Locality: Le Cetine mine, Rosia, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Source: Michael Scott S101431 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless cubic crystals assocaited with colorless blades of gypsum
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R061029
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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REFERENCES for Elpasolite

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]

Cross W, Hillebrand W F (1883) Mineralogy of the Rocky Mountains, II Minerals from the neighborhood of Pike’s Peak, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 20, 40-74   [view file]

Frondel C (1948) New data on elpasolite and hagemannite, American Mineralogist, 33, 84-87   [view file]

Sabelli C (1987) Structure refinement of elpasolite from Cetine mine, Tuscany, Italy, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1987, 481-487