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Name: Spinel RRUFF ID: R060799 Ideal Chemistry: MgAl2O4 Locality: Aliabad, Hunza Valley, Pakistan Source: Marcus Origlieri [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: A group of blue distorted octahedra Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Spinel (66) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Spinel samples (12) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060799.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 8.069(5)Å b: 8.069(5)Å c: 8.069(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 525.3(1)Å3 Crystal System: cubic |
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REFERENCES for Spinel | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Grygar T, Bezdicka P, Vorm P, Jordanova N, Krtil P (2001) Spinel solid solutions in the Li-Fe-Mn-O system, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 161, 152-160 |
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Liu X, ONeill H St. C (2007) Effects of P2O5 and TiO2 on the partial melting of spinel lherzolite in the system CaOMgOAl2O3SiO2 at 1.1 GPa, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 649-655 [view file] |
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Nestola F, Boffa Ballaran T, Balic-Zunic T, Princivalle F, Secco L, Dal Negro A (2007) Comparative compressibility and structural behavior of spinel MgAl2O4 at high pressures: the independency on the degree of cation order, American Mineralogist, 92, 1838-1843 [view file] |
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