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Name: Gorceixite RRUFF ID: R060158 Ideal Chemistry: BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 Locality: 16 miles north of the Hess River, Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada Source: Mark Mauthner 3568 Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregate of purple-grey colored crystals imbedded in a matrix of quartz and penikisite R060160 Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Groups: [ alunite (46) ] [ crandallite (14) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060158.9 | |||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | |||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 12.16(1)Å b: 7.007(5)Å c: 7.025(7)Å alpha: 90° beta: 125.27(4)° gamma: 90° Volume: 488.8(2)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Gorceixite | |
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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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Hussak E (1906) Über die sogenannten phosphat-favas der diamantführenden Sande Brasiliens, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 25, 335-344 [view file] |
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McKie D (1962) Goyazite and florencite from two African carbonatites, Mineralogical Magazine, 33, 281-297 [view file] |
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Radoslovich E W, Slade P G (1980) Pseudo-trigonal symmetry and the structure of gorceixite, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1980, 157-170 |
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Radoslovich E W (1982) Refinement of gorceixite structure in Cm, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1982, 446-464 |
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Coutinho J M V, Atencio D, Coimbra A M, Fernandes L A (1999) Gorceixite, a singular product of replacement in fossil bones from the Bauru Basin, Brazil, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 945-950 [view file] |
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Jambor J L (1999) Nomenclature of the alunite supergroup, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 1323-1341 [view file] |
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Dzikowski T J, Groat L A, Jambor J L (2006) The symmetry and crystal structure of gorceixite, BaAl3[PO3(O,OH)]2(OH)6, a member of the alunite supergroup, The Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 951-958 [view file] |
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Locock A J, Ercit T S, Kjellman J, Piilonen C (2006) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 91, 1945-1954 [view file] |
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Bayliss P, Kolitsch U, Nickel E H, Pring A (2010) Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 919-927 [view file] |
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