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Name: Bavsiite RRUFF ID: R150042 Ideal Chemistry: Ba2V2O2[Si4O12] Locality: Gun Claim, Yukon Territory, Canada Source: Gunnar Farber [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Isolated aggregates of blueish crystals with good cleavage, associated with pale grey walstromite, pellyite, diopside, benitoite, suzukiite (R150039) and celsian Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R150042.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.051(2)Å b: 7.051(2)Å c: 11.471(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 570.2(1)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal |
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REFERENCES for Bavsiite | |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2014) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 21. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 797-804 [view file] |
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Bojar H P, Walter F, Baumgartner J (2019) Bavsiite, Ba2V2O2[Si4O12], mineral data and crystal structure, Mineralogical Magazine, 83, 821-827 [view file] |
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