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Name: Köttigite RRUFF ID: R110032 Ideal Chemistry: Zn3(AsO4)2·8H2O Locality: 44 level, Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia Source: William W Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Bundles of gray acicular crystals associated with ludlockite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
| Mineral Group: [ Vivianite (17) ] | ||
| Quick search: [ All Köttigite samples (2) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R110032.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.336(2)Å b: 13.503(3)Å c: 4.7734(6)Å alpha: 90° beta: 105.08(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 643.3(2)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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| REFERENCES for Köttigite | |
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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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Dana J D (1850) Köttigite, in A System of Mineralogy, Third Edition George P Putnam New York and London 487-487 [view file] |
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Sturman B D (1976) New data for köttigite and parasymplesite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 14, 437-441 [view file] |
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Hill R J (1979) The crystal structure of köttigite, American Mineralogist, 64, 376-382 [view file] |
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Ciesielczuk J, Dulski M, Janeczek J, Krzykawski T, Kusz J, Szełęg E (2020) Crystal chemistry of an erythrite-köttigite solid solution (Co3–xZnx) (AsO4)2·8H2O, Minerals, 10, 548 [view file] |
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