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|   |   | Name: Magnesioaubertite RRUFF ID: R060344 Ideal Chemistry: MgAl(SO4)2Cl·14H2O Locality: Grotta de Faraglione, Vulcano, Italy Source: Michael Scott S100113 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Blue massive with a parallel fibrous texture associated with white pickeringite, co-type specimen Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. | 
| Mineral Group: [ Aubertite (2) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R060344.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 6.287(2)Å    b: 13.138(6)Å    c: 6.288(3)Å alpha: 91.96(1)° beta: 94.61(1)° gamma: 82.60(1)° Volume: 513.2(7)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic | ||||||
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| REFERENCES for Magnesioaubertite | |
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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] | |
| Gebhard G, Medenbach O, Gebert W (1988) Magnesioaubertit, (Mg,Cu)Al(SiO4)2Cl·14H2O, ein neues Chlorsulfat von Vulcano, Liparische Inseln, Aufschluss, 39, 97-102 | |
| Jambor J L, Burke E A J (1990) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 75, 1431-1437 [view file] | |
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