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Name: Phoenicochroite RRUFF ID: R050164 Ideal Chemistry: Pb2O(CrO4) Locality: Chapacase mine, Sierra Cerrillias District, Tocopilla, Chile Source: Jim McGlasson Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark-red massive with orange wulfenite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Quick search: [ All Phoenicochroite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R050164.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 13.973(4)Å b: 5.663(2)Å c: 7.118(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 115.26(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 509.6(2)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Phoenicochroite | |
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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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Hermann R (1833) Ueber den Melanochroït, ein neues Mineral, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 28, 162-164 [view file] |
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Glocker E F (1839) 19. Phönikechroit, in Grundrib der Mineralogie, mit Einschlub der Geognosie und Petrefactenkunde Schrag Nurnberg 612-612 [view file] |
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Williams S A, McLean W J, Anthony J W (1970) A study of phoenicochroiteits structure and properties, American Mineralogist, 55, 784-792 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1971) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 56, 358-362 [view file] |
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Brown W L, Willaime C, Guillemin C (1972) Exsolution selon l´association diagonale dans une cryptoperthite : étude par microscopie électronique et diffraction des rayons X, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 95, 429-436 [view file] |
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Cesbron F, Williams S A (1980) Iranite-hémihédrite, bellite, phoenicochroite, vauquelinite et fornacite: synthèse et nouvelles données, Bulletin de Minéralogie, 103, 469-477 [view file] |
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International Mineralogical Association (1980) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 43, 1053-1055 [view file] |
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Frost R L (2004) Raman microscopy of selected chromate minerals, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 35, 153-158 |
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