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Name: Sampleite RRUFF ID: R050572 Ideal Chemistry: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5H2O Locality: Chuquicamata pit, Chuquicamata, Chile Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 10237 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Blue massive crust, associated with green atacamite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by chemical analysis |
Quick search: [ All Sampleite samples (3) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R050572.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Powder, using Mo radiation | ||||||
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REFERENCES for Sampleite | |
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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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Hurlbut C S (1942) Sampleite, a new mineral from Chuquicamata, Chile, American Mineralogist, 27, 586-589 [view file] |
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Frost R L, Weier M L, Williams P A, Leverett P, Kloprogge J T (2007) Raman spectroscopy of the sampleite group of minerals, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 38, 574-583 |
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Giester G, Kolitsch U, Leverett P, Turner P, Williams P A (2007) The crystal structures of lavendulan, sampleite, and a new polymorph of sampleite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 19, 75-93 |
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