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Name: Rouaite RRUFF ID: R080086 Ideal Chemistry: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 Locality: Jachymov, Erzgebirge (Bohemia), Czech Republic Source: William W. Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Green sharp thin plates, it should be noted that gerhardtite is dimorphous with Rouaite and may be confused with it. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R080086.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.593(2)Å b: 6.069(3)Å c: 6.921(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 94.56(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 234.2(1)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Rouaite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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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Sarp H, Černý R, Guenee L (2001) Rouaite, Cu2(NO3)(OH)3, un nouveau minéral: Sa description et sa structure cristalline (Alpes-Maritimes, France), Riviéra Scientifique, 85, 3-12 |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2002) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 87, 996-999 [view file] |
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Mandarino J A (2002) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1215-1234 [view file] |
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