Monetite R070259
Name: Monetite
RRUFF ID: R070259
Ideal Chemistry: Ca(PO3OH)
Locality: Paoha Island, Mono Lake, Mono County, California, USA
Source: Michael Scott S101221 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Fine-grained tan crust on white newberyite
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070259
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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REFERENCES for Monetite

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]

Shepard C U (1882) On two new minerals, monetite and monite, with a notice of pyroclasite, American Journal of Science, 23, 400-405   [view file]

Frondel C (1943) Mineralogy of calcium phosphates in insular phosphate rock, American Mineralogist, 28, 215-232   [view file]

Catti M, Ferraris G, Filhol A (1977) Hydrogen bonding in the crystalline state. CaHPO4 (monetite), P1; or P1? A novel neutron diffraction study, Acta Crystallographica, B33, 1223-1229