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Name: Calcioburbankite RRUFF ID: R140485 Ideal Chemistry: Na3(Ca,Ce,Sr,La)3(CO3)5 Locality: Eboundja, Kribi, South Region, Cameroon Source: Rock Currier [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pink massive Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
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Mineral Group: [ burbankite (8) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Calcioburbankite samples (2) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||
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RRUFF ID: | R140485.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.4511(15)Å b: 18.1473(27)Å c: 6.3232(7)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1199.25(21)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Calcioburbankite | |
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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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Van Velthuizen J, Gault R A, Grice J D (1995) Calcioburbankite, Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, and its relationship to the burbankite group of minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 1231-1235 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Kovalenker V A, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 1013-1017 [view file] |
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Belovitskaya Y V, Pekov I V, Gobechiya E R, Kabalov Y K, Subbotin V V (2001) Crystal structure of calcioburbankite and the characteristic features of the burbankite structure type, Crystallography Reports, 46, 927-931 [view file] |
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Belovitskaya Y V, Pekov I V (2004) Genetic mineralogy of the burbankite group, New Data on Minerals. Moscow, 39, 50-64 [view file] |
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