Florencite-(Nd) R070068
Name: Florencite-(Nd)
RRUFF ID: R070068
Ideal Chemistry: NdAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Locality: Sausalito Road Quarry, Sausalito, Marin County, California, USA
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Brown earthy pulverulent aggregate forming a thin coating
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: R070068
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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REFERENCES for Florencite-(Nd)

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]

Milton D J, Bastron H (1971) Churchite and florencite-(Nd) from Sausalito, California, The Mineralogical Record, 2, 166-168

Lefebvre J J, Gasparrini C (1980) Florencite, an occurrence in the Zairian copperbelt, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 301-311   [view file]

Pouliot G, Hofmann H J (1981) Florencite: a first occurrence in Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 535-540   [view file]

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]

Kato T (1990) The crystal structure of florencite, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1990, 227-231

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