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Sofiite R070045
Name: Sofiite
RRUFF ID: R070045
Ideal Chemistry: Zn2(Se4+O3)Cl2
Locality: Great Tolbachik Eruption (1975-6), Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Source: Michael Scott S105063 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: White or colorless thin psuedohexagonal plates, co-type material
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: R070045
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Sofiite

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]

Vergasova L P, Filatov S K, Semenova T F, Filosofova T M (1989) Sofiite Zn2(SeO3)Cl2 - a new mineral from volcanic sublimates, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 118, issue 1 65-69   [view file]

Jambor J L, Puziewicz J (1990) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 75, 1209-1216   [view file]