Vernadite R080100
Name: Vernadite
RRUFF ID: R080100
Ideal Chemistry: (Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O
Locality: Serra Branca pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Paraíba, Brazil
Source: Michael Scott S1003673 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black rounded or globular micro grains, associated with serrabrancaite, R080077
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R080100
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Vernadite

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]

Fleischer M (1946) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 31, 85-86   [view file]

Fleischer M, Burns R G, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Hogarth D D, Pabst A (1979) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 64, 1329-1334   [view file]

Manceau A, Gorshkov A I, Drits V A (1992) Structural chemistry of Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni in manganese hydrous oxides: Part II. Information from EXAFS spectroscopy and electron and X-ray diffraction, American Mineralogist, 77, 1144-1157   [view file]