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Name: Carraraite RRUFF ID: R130410 Ideal Chemistry: Ca3Ge(SO4)(CO3)(OH)6·12H2O Locality: Cape d'Or, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Source: Don Doell [view label] Owner: Don Doell Description: White to pale-blue hexagonal prismatic crystals, associated with light green apophyllite, light yellowish grey stellerite, and light pinkish rhombohedral chabazite. Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Ettringite (6) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R130410.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 11.039(3)Å b: 11.039(3)Å c: 10.597(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1118.3(8)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Carraraite | |
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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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Mandarino J A (2001) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 1751-1760 [view file] |
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Merlino S, Orlandi P (2001) Carraraite and zaccagnaite, two new minerals from the Carrara marble quarries: their chemical compositions, physical properties, and structural features, American Mineralogist, 86, 1293-1301 [view file] |
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