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Name: Marsturite RRUFF ID: R141122 Ideal Chemistry: NaCaMn2+3Si5O14(OH) Locality: Joaquina 1a mine, Bellmunt del Priorat, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain Source: Joan Abella i Creus Owner: RRUFF Description: Massive aggregate of elongated or bladed grey to grey-brownish crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Rhodonite (16) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Marsturite samples (3) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R141122.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.644(1)Å b: 11.789(2)Å c: 6.684(1)Å alpha: 92.39(1)° beta: 94.08(1)° gamma: 105.64(1)° Volume: 577.4(1)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Marsturite | |
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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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Peacor D R, Dunn P J, Sturman B D (1978) Marsturite, Mn3CaNaHSi5O15, a new mineral of the nambulite group from Franklin, New Jersey, American Mineralogist, 63, 1187-1189 [view file] |
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Ayupova N R (2003) Marsturite from Uzelginsky massive sulfide ore field (the South Urals), Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 132, issue 4 58-61 [view file] |
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Nagashima M, Armbruster T, Kolitsch U, Pettke T (2014) The relation between Li ↔ Na substitution and hydrogen bonding in five-periodic single-chain silicates nambulite and marsturite: A single-crystal X-ray study, American Mineralogist, 99, 1462-1470 |
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