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Name: Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) RRUFF ID: R110121 Ideal Chemistry: KCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O Locality: Kandivali quarry, Malad (near Poona), Marashtra State, India Source: Marcus Origlieri [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: White to colorless prismatic crystals on a basalt matrix Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Apophyllite (7) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) samples (2) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R110121.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 8.998(1)Å b: 8.998(1)Å c: 15.821(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1280.9(3)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal |
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REFERENCES for Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | |
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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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Dunn P J, Rouse R C, Norberg J A, Peacor D R (1978) Hydroxyapophyllite, a new mineral, and a redefinition of the apophyllite group I. Description, occurrences, and nomenclature II. Crystal structure, American Mineralogist, 63, 196-202 [view file] |
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Dunn P J, Wilson W E (1978) Nomenclature revisions in the apophyllite group: hydroxyapophyllite apophyllite fluorapophyllite, The Mineralogical Record, 9, 95-98 [view file] |
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Chalokwu C I, Yau Y C (1985) Hydroxyapophyllite in hornfels beneath the Duluth Complex, northeastern Minnesota, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 489-490 [view file] |
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Burke E A J (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks, The Mineralogical Record, 39, 131-135 [view file] |
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