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Name: Nordenskiöldine RRUFF ID: R061079 Ideal Chemistry: CaSn(BO3)2 Locality: MW Claim, Cassiar Mountains, Yukon, Canada Source: Lloyd Twaites LT 1432 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless aggregates of tabular crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Quick search: [ All Nordenskiöldine samples (2) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R061079.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 4.865(2)Å b: 4.865(2)Å c: 16.082(8)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 329.63(8)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Nordenskiöldine | |
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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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Brögger W C (1887) Forelöbig meddelelse om mineralerne på de sydnorske augit- og nefelinsyeniters grovkornige gange, Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 9, 247-274 [view file] |
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Effenberger H, Zemann J (1986) The detailed crystal structure of nordenskiöldine, CaSn(BO3)2, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1986, 111-114 |
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Li D, Peng M, Bancroft G M (1994) The vibrational spectra and structure of nordenskiöldine, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 81-86 [view file] |
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