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Name: Metastibnite RRUFF ID: R060755 Ideal Chemistry: Sb2S3 Locality: San Jose mine, Oruro, Bolivia Source: Michael Scott S101259 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark red semi-metallic botryoidal groups Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Stibnite (10) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060755.1 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | ||||||
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REFERENCES for Metastibnite | |
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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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Becker G F (1888) Geology of the Quicksilver Deposits of the Pacific Slope. Chapter 11. Descriptive geology of the Steamboat Springs district, Monographs of the United States Geological Survey, 13, 331-353 [view file] |
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Hunt S (1888) The classification and nomenclature of metalline minerals, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 25, 170-180 [view file] |
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Brookins D G (1970) Mineralogical notes: metastibnite from The Geysers, Sonoma County, California, American Mineralogist, 55, 2103-2104 [view file] |
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Olivier-Fourcade J, Maurin M, Philippot E (1983) Étude cristallochimique de système Li2S-Sb2S3, Revue de Chimie Minérale, 20, 196-213 |
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