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Name: Molybdofornacite RRUFF ID: R150122 Ideal Chemistry: CuPb2(MoO4)(AsO4)(OH) Locality: Dulcinea de Llampos Mine, Copiapó Province, Chile Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Tabular olive-green crystals, associated with wulfenite and malachite. Note that the c-cell edge is half of what is usually reported. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Fornacite (6) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Molybdofornacite samples (4) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R150122.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 8.0868(2)Å b: 5.9658(2)Å c: 8.8233(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 109.7214(14)° gamma: 90° Volume: 400.701(39)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Molybdofornacite | |
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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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Medenbach O, Abraham K, Gebert W (1983) Molybdofornacit, ein neues Blei-Kupfer-Arsenat-Molybdat-Hydroxid von Tsumeb, Namibia, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1983, 289-295 |
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Dunn P J, Chao G Y, Grice J D, Ferraiolo J A, Fleischer M, Pabst A, Zilczer J A (1984) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 69, 565-569 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1994) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 79, 1210-1214 [view file] |
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