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|   |   | Name: Chalcophanite RRUFF ID: R060271 Ideal Chemistry: ZnMn4+3O7·3H2O Locality: "Glory Hole", Gold Hill mine, Tooele County, Utah, USA Source: Michael Scott S100176 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Black hexagonal plates Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis | 
| Quick search: [ All Chalcophanite samples (3) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R060271.9 | |||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | |||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 7.5404(2)Å    b: 7.5404(2)Å    c: 20.809(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1024.6(1)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal | |||||
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| REFERENCES for Chalcophanite | |
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| American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] | |
| 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] | |
| Moore G E (1875) On chalcophanite, a new mineral species, The American Chemist, 6, 1-2 [view file] | |
| Wadsley A D (1950) Synthesis of some hydrated manganese minerals, American Mineralogist, 35, 485-499 [view file] | |
| Post J E, Appleman D E (1988) Chalcophanite, ZnMn3O7·3H2O: New crystal-structure determinations, American Mineralogist, 73, 1401-1404 [view file] | |
| Jambor J L, Grew E S (1994) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 79, 387-391 [view file] | |
| Post J E, Heaney P J (2014) Time-resolved synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of the dehydration behavior of chalcophanite, American Mineralogist, 99, 1956-1961 [view file] | |
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