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Name: Ezcurrite RRUFF ID: R060645 Ideal Chemistry: Na2B5O7(OH)3·2H2O Locality: Salar del Hombre Muerto, Catamarca, Argentina Source: Michael Scott S100818 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless prismatic fragment Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
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Quick search: [ All Ezcurrite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060645.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 8.605(2)Å b: 9.611(2)Å c: 6.5863(6)Å alpha: 102.67(2)° beta: 107.57(1)° gamma: 71.45(1)° Volume: 487.73(9)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Ezcurrite | |
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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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Fleischer M (1957) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 42, 919-921 [view file] |
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Muessig S, Allen R D (1957) Ezcurrite (2Na2O·5B2O3·7H2O), a new sodium borate from Argentina; occurrence, mineralogy, and associated minerals, Economic Geology, 52, 426-437 |
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Hurlbut C S, Aristarain L F (1967) Ezcurrite, 2Na2O·5B2O8·7H2O: a restudy, American Mineralogist, 52, 1048-1059 [view file] |
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Cannillo E, Dal Negro A, Ungaretti L (1973) The crystal structure of ezcurrite, American Mineralogist, 58, 110-115 [view file] |
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