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Name: Tuzlaite RRUFF ID: R120036 Ideal Chemistry: NaCaB5O8(OH)2·3H2O Locality: Tuzla mine, Tuzla, Tuzla Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina Source: Bob Jenkins Owner: RRUFF Description: Seam of colorless massive fibers Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R120036.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 6.496(1)Å b: 13.269(2)Å c: 11.456(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 93.13(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 986.0(9)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Tuzlaite | |
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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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Bermanec V, Armbruster T, Tibljas D, Sturman D, Kniewald G (1994) Tuzlaite, NaCa[B5O8(OH)2]·3H2O, a new mineral with a pentaborate sheet structure from the Tuzla salt mine, Bosnia and Hercegovina, American Mineralogist, 79, 562-569 [view file] |
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Bermanec V, Furic K, Rajic M, Kniewald G (2003) Thermal stability and vibrational spectra of the sheet borate tuzlaite, NaCa[B5O8(OH)2]·3H2O, American Mineralogist, 88, 271-276 [view file] |
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