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Name: Tuperssuatsiaite RRUFF ID: R050223 Ideal Chemistry: Na2(Fe3+,Mn2+)3Si8O20(OH)2·4H2O Locality: Aris phonolite, Windhoek, Namibia Source: Marcus Origlieri Owner: RRUFF Description: Group of reddish brown radiating acicular crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Palygorskite (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R050223.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 13.74(7)Å b: 17.69(6)Å c: 5.21(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 104.5(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1226(5)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Tuperssuatsiaite | |
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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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Karup-Møller S, Petersen O V (1984) Tuperssuatsiaite, a new mineral species from the Ilímaussaq intrusion in South Greenland, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1984, 501-512 |
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Dunn P J, Ferraiolo J A, Fleischer M, Gobel V, Grice J D, Langley R H, Shigley J E, Vanko D A, Zilczer J A (1985) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 70, 1329-1335 [view file] |
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Jambor J L (1992) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 77, 1305-1309 [view file] |
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von Knorring O, Petersen O V, Karup-Møller S, Leonardsen E S, Condliffe E (1992) Tuperssuatsiaite, from Aris phonolite, Windhoek, Namibia, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1992, 145-152 |
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Cámara F, Garvie L A J, Devouard B, Groy T L, Buseck P R (2002) The structure of Mn-rich tuperssuatsiaite: a palygorskite-related mineral, American Mineralogist, 87, 1458-1463 [view file] |
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