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|   | Name: Argesite RRUFF ID: R130008 Ideal Chemistry: (NH4)7Bi3Cl16 Locality: La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy Source: Francesco Demartin Owner: Francesco Demartin Description: Pale-yellow crystals up to 0.15 mm in length, associated with bismuthinite, adranosite, brontesite, demicheleite-(Br), demicheleite-(Cl), and panichiite. Data from Demartin et al (2012). Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. | |
| Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R130008.9 | |||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | |||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 13.093(1)Å    b: 13.093(1)Å    c: 102.682(9)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 15245Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal | |||||
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| REFERENCES for Argesite | |
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| American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] | |
| Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2011) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 11. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2011, Mineralogical Magazine, 75, 2887-2893 [view file] | |
| Demartin F, Campostrini I, Castellano C, Gramaccioli C M (2012) Argesite, (NH4)7Bi3Cl16, a new mineral from La Fossa Crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy: A first example of the [Bi2Cl10]4- anion, American Mineralogist, 97, 1446-1451 [view file] | |
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