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Name: Magnesio-fluoro-hastingsite RRUFF ID: R141082 Ideal Chemistry: NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22F2 Locality: Caspar quarry, Bellerberg volcano, Mayen, Eifel, Germany Source: Ch. and H. Schäfer [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Euhedral brown crystal embedded in matrix Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ amphibole (107) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Magnesio-fluoro-hastingsite samples (3) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R141082.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.849(3)Å b: 18.013(5)Å c: 5.297(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 105.32(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 906.3(2)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Magnesio-fluoro-hastingsite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Bojar H P, Walter F (2006) Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite from Dealul Uroi (Hunedoara county, Romania): Mineral data and crystal structure of a new amphibole end-member, European Journal of Mineralogy, 18, 503-508 [view file] |
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Piilonen P C, Locock A J, Rowe R, Ercit T S (2007) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 92, 703-707 [view file] |
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Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Harlow G E, Maresch W V, Martin R F, Schumacher J C, Welch M D (2012) Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup, American Mineralogist, 97, 2031-2048 [view file] |
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