Liskeardite R060768
Name: Liskeardite
RRUFF ID: R060768
Ideal Chemistry: (Al,Fe)32(AsO4)18(OH)42(H2O)22·52H2O
Locality: Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall, England
Source: Michael Scott S100935 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: White fibrous earthy crust
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: R060768
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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REFERENCES for Liskeardite

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]

Maskelyne N S (1878) A new mineral, Nature, 18, 426-426   [view file]

Flight W (1883) Two new aluminous mineral species, evigtokite and liskeardite, Journal of the Chemical Society, 43, 140-142   [view file]

Lacroix A (1910) Liskeardite, Minéralogie de la France et de ses Colonies, 4, 488-489   [view file]

Grey I E, Mumme W G, Macrae C M, Caradoc-Davies T, Price J R, Rumsey M S, Mills S J (2013) Chiral edge-shared octahedral chains in liskeardite, [(Al,Fe)32(AsO4)18(OH)42(H2O)22]·52H2O, an open framework mineral with a pharmacoalumite-related structure, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 3125-3135