Mascagnite R060640



Name: Mascagnite
RRUFF ID: R060640
Ideal Chemistry: (NH4)2SO4
Locality: Ravat, Tajikistan
Source: Michael Scott S100822 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Tan colored spheres forming a crust, associated with apjohnite
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 40% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Mascagnite

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]

Udalova V V, Pinsker Z G (1963) Electron diffraction study of the structure of ammonium sulfate, Soviet Physics - Crystallography, 8, 433-440

Hasebe K (1981) Studies of the crystal structure of ammonium sulfate in connection with its ferroelectric phase transition, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 50, 1266-1274

Hasebe K (1996) Errata: Studies of the crystal structure of ammonium sulfate in connection with its ferroelectric phase transition, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 65, 652-652