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Name: Chalcophyllite RRUFF ID: R060702 Ideal Chemistry: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O Locality: Majuba Hill, Pershing County, Nevada, USA Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Bluish-green thin hexagonal tablets Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Chalcophyllite (1) ] |
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REFERENCES for Chalcophyllite | |
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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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Breithaupt J F A (1841) Chalcophyllites, in Vollständige Charakteristik des Mineral-Systems 2nd Edition Arnoldische Buchhandlung Dresden and Leipzig 149-150 [view file] |
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Shannon E V (1924) E.V. Shannon - Chalcophyllite from Chile, American Journal of Science, 7, 31-36 [view file] |
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Guillemin C (1952) Chalcophyllite Cu18Al2(SO4)3(AsO4)4(OH)27,36H2O, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 75, 112-114 [view file] |
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Sabelli C (1980) The crystal structure of chalcophyllite, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 151, 129-140 [view file] |
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