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Name: Roubaultite RRUFF ID: R080131 Ideal Chemistry: Cu2O2(UO2)3(CO3)2(OH)2·4H2O Locality: KOV mine, Kamoto, Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo Source: William W. Pinch [view label] [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Lime green, granular, associated with pale yellow acicular uranophane Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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| RRUFF ID: | R080131.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.765(2)Å b: 6.915(2)Å c: 7.840(2)Å alpha: 92.31(2)° beta: 90.89(2)° gamma: 93.48(2)° Volume: 419.78(9)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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| REFERENCES for Roubaultite | |
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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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Cesbron F, Pierrot R, Verbeek T (1970) La roubaultite Cu2(UO2)3(OH)10·5H2O, une nouvelle espèce minérale, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 93, 550-554 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1972) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 57, 1909-1914 [view file] |
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Ginderow D, Cesbron F (1985) Structure de la roubaultite, Cu2(UO2)3(CO3)2O2(OH)2·4H2O, Acta Crystallographica, C41, 654-657 |
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Hawthorne F C, Fleischer M, Grew E S, Grice J D, Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C, Vanko D A, Zilczer J A (1986) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 71, 1277-1282 [view file] |
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