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Name: Bonattite RRUFF ID: R070398 Ideal Chemistry: Cu(SO4)·3H2O Locality: Undu mine, Nukundamu, Vanua Levu, Fiji Source: Michael Scott S102188 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale blue effluorescence associated with metallic yellow pyrite and metallic blue covellite Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Quick search: [ All Bonattite samples (2) ] |
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REFERENCES for Bonattite | |
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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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Garavelli C L (1957) Bonattite: Un nuovo minerale di alterazione del giacimento Elbano di Capo Calamita, Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 13, 268-268 [view file] |
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Garavelli C L (1957) Bonattite: Un nuovo minerale di alterazione del giacimento elbano di Capo Calamita, Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Rendiconti della Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, 22, 318-327 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1958) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 43, 180-180 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1962) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 47, 1216-1223 [view file] |
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Jambor J L (1962) Second occurrence of bonattite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 7, 245-252 [view file] |
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Zahrobsky R, Baur W H (1966) The crystal structure of copper(II) sulfate trihydrate, American Mineralogist, 51, 276-276 [view file] |
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Zahrobsky R F, Baur W H (1968) On the crystal chemistry of salt hydrates. V. The determination of the crystal structure of CuSO4·3H2O (bonattite), Acta Crystallographica, B24, 508-513 |
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