Olshanskyite R170043

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Name: Olshanskyite
RRUFF ID: R170043
Ideal Chemistry: Ca2[B3O3(OH)6]OH·3H2O
Locality: Shijiangshan mine, Linxi, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
Source: Mineral Zone [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: White aggregate of prismatic or elongated bladed crystals with striations. Crystals are twinned with a two-fold rotation along [0 -1 1]*.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R170043
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: none 532nm @ 100% of mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R170043.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 7.9667(13)Å    b: 9.8890(17)Å    c: 7.3716(10)Å
alpha: 110.994(10)°    beta: 94.661(11)°    gamma: 107.522(8)°   Volume: 505.247(99)Å3    Crystal System: triclinic
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REFERENCES for Olshanskyite

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]

Bogomolov M A, Nikitina I B, Pertsev N N (1969) Olshanskyite - a new calcium borate, Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 184, 1398-1401   [view file]

Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 54, 1737-1742   [view file]

Callegari A, Mazzi F, Tadini C (2001) The crystal structure of olshanskyite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 137-144   [view file]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2001) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 86, 1112-1115   [view file]