Kassite R070670
Name: Kassite
RRUFF ID: R070670
Ideal Chemistry: CaTi2O4(OH)2
Locality: Diamond Jo Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
Source: Michael Scott S105227 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale yellow-brown spherical aggregate of acicular crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070670
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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REFERENCES for Kassite

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]

Kukharenko A A, Orlova M P, Bulakh A G, Bagdasarov E A, Rimskaya-Korsakova O M, Nefedov Y I, Ilyinskiy G A, Sergeyev A C, Abakumova N B (1965) The Caledonian complex of the ultrabasic alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the Kola Peninsula and northern Karelia, Izdatelstvo "Nedra" Moskva, 1965, 368-375

Fleischer M (1967) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 52, 559-564   [view file]

International Mineralogical Association (1968) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 1143-1145   [view file]

Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 54, 326-330   [view file]

Self P G, Buseck P R (1991) Structure model for kassite, CaTi2O4(OH)2, American Mineralogist, 76, 283-287   [view file]

Piilonen P C, Ercit T S, Roberts A C (2005) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 90, 768-773   [view file]