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Name: Zhanghuifenite RRUFF ID: R160030 Ideal Chemistry: Na3Mn2+4Mg2Al(PO4)6 Locality: Santa Ana pegmatite, Totoral pegmatitic field, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis, Argentina Source: Jaroslav Hyršl [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark green massive in veinlets, associated with beusite and lithiophilite. Type sample Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Groups: [ Alluaudite (22) ] [ Wyllieite (8) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Zhanghuifenite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R160030.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 12.8926(3)Å b: 12.4658(3)Å c: 10.9178(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 97.920(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1737.93(7)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Zhanghuifenite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2016) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 34. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2016, Mineralogical Magazine, 80, 1315-1321 [view file] |
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Hatert F (2019) A new nomenclature scheme for the alluaudite supergroup, European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 807-822 [view file] |
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Yang H, Kobsch A, Gu X, Downs R T, Xie X (2021) Zhanghuifenite, Na3Mn2+4Mg2Al(PO4)6, a new mineral isostructural with bobfergusonite, from the Santa Ana mine, San Luis province, Argentina, American Mineralogist, 106, 1009-1015 [view file] |
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