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Name: Evanichite RRUFF ID: R220006 Ideal Chemistry: Pb6Cr3+(Cr6+O4)2(SO4)(OH)7FCl Locality: Mammoth-Saint Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA Source: Daniel Evanich [view label] [view label] Owner: Daniel Evanich Description: A single group of subparallel orange-brown crystals. Associated with quartz, georgerobinsonite, bobmeyerite, pinalite, diaboleite, boleite, leadhillite, caledonite, and cerussite. Type sample Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R220006 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.7588(5)Å b: 7.7588(5) Å c: 9.6161(6)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 501.32(6)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Evanichite | |
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Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 68, Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 854-859 [view file] |
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Yang H, Gibbs R B, Sousa F X, Downs R T (2023) Evanichite, Pb6Cr3+(Cr6+O4)2(SO4)(OH)7FCl, from Tiger, Arizona, USA, the first mineral containing both Cr3+ and Cr6+, The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61, 419-429 [view file] |
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