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Name: Paralaurionite RRUFF ID: R050271 Ideal Chemistry: PbCl(OH) Locality: Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona, USA Source: Marcus Origlieri Owner: RRUFF Description: Greenish-yellow prismatic crystal Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Quick search: [ All Paralaurionite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R050271.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.8616(6)Å b: 4.0063(3)Å c: 7.2356(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 117.208(6)° gamma: 90° Volume: 280.01(3)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Paralaurionite | |
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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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Smith G F H (1899) On some lead minerals from Laurium, namely, laurionite, phosgenite, fiedlerite, and (new species) paralaurionite, Mineralogical Magazine, 12, 102-110 [view file] |
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Merlino S, Pasero M, Perchiazzi N (1993) Crystal structure of paralaurionite and its OD relationships with laurionite, Mineralogical Magazine, 57, 323-328 [link] [view file] |
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Kolitsch U, Rieck B, Brandstätter F, Schreiber F, Fabritz K, Blaß G, Gröbner J (2014) Neufunde aus dem alten Bergbau und den Schlacken von Lavrion (I), Mineralien Welt, 1, 60-75 |
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