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Name: Keystoneite RRUFF ID: R070661 Ideal Chemistry: H0.8Mg0.8(Ni,Fe3+,Mn)2(Te4+O3)3·5H2O Locality: McAlpine mine, Moccasin, Tuolumne Co., California, USA Source: Michael Scott S106029 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Clusters of greenish yellow acicular microcrystals associated with quartz and pyrite. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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| RRUFF ID: | R070661.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 9.363(4)Å b: 9.363(4)Å c: 7.615(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 578.2(1) Crystal System: hexagonal |
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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] |
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Genth F A (1877) Contribution from the laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania: Ferrotellurite, a new mineral, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 17, 119-119 [view file] |
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Back M E, Roberts A C, LePage Y, Mandarino J A (1988) Keystoneite, a new tellurite from the Keystone mine, Colorado, U.S.A., Abstracts of the Joint Annual Meeting of the Geological and Mineralogical Associations of Canada, 13, A4-A4 [view file] |
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Miletich R (1995) Crystal chemistry of the microporous tellurite minerals zemannite and kinichilite, Mg0.5[Me2+Fe3+(TeO3)3]4·5H2O, (Me2+=Zn;Mn), European Journal of Mineralogy, 7, 509-523 |
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