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Name: Elyite RRUFF ID: R130277 Ideal Chemistry: CuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O Locality: Haltcliff Smelter, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria Source: Neil Hubbard [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Violet acicular crystals, associated with sky-blue prismatic chenite, R130278. Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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REFERENCES for Elyite | |
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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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Williams S A (1972) Elyite, basic lead-copper sulfate, a new mineral from Nevada, American Mineralogist, 57, 364-367 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 400-403 [view file] |
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Kolitsch U, Giester G (2000) Elyite, Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O: crystal structure and new data, American Mineralogist, 85, 1816-1821 [view file] |
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