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Name: Koenenite RRUFF ID: R060989 Ideal Chemistry: Na4Mg9Al4Cl12(OH)22 Locality: Grauer Salzton, Bergmannssegen Quarry, Lehrte, near Hannover, Germany Source: Michael Scott S101315 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregate of orange tabular crystals showing a micaceous cleavage. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R060989.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 4.11(2)Å b: 4.11(2)Å c: 32.9(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 482(2)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Koenenite | |
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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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Rinne F (1902) Koenenit, Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, 1902, 493-499 [view file] |
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Allmann R, Lohse H N, Hellner E (1968) Die kristallstruktur des koenenits, eine doppelschichtstruktur mit zwei inkommensurablen teilgittern, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 126, 7-22 [view file] |
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