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Name: Nevadaite RRUFF ID: R060775 Ideal Chemistry: (Cu2+,◻,Al,V3+)6Al8(PO4)8F8(OH)2·22H2O Locality: Gold Quarry mine, Eueka County, Nevada, USA Source: Michael Scott S101111 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Spherical aggregates of blue tabular crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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REFERENCES for Nevadaite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Grice J D, Ferraris G (2003) New minerals approved in 2002 and nomenclature modifications approved 1998-2002 by the commission on new minerals and mineral names, International Mineralogical Association, American Mineralogist, 88, 1620-1624 [view file] |
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Grice J D, Ferraris G (2003) New minerals approved in 2002 and nomenclature modifications approved in 1998-2002 by the Commission on the New Minerals and Mineral Names, International Mineralogical Association, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 795-802 [view file] |
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Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C, Roberts A C, Foord E E, Erd R C, Evans H T, Jensen M C (2004) Nevadaite, (Cu2+, ◻, Al, V3+)6[Al8 (PO4)8 F8] (OH)2 (H2O)22, a new phosphate mineral species from the Gold Quarry mine, Carlin, Eureka County, Nevada: description and crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 741-752 [view file] |
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Mandarino J A (2004) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 1901-1927 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (2005) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 90, 518-522 [view file] |
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