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Name: Gyrolite RRUFF ID: R060163 Ideal Chemistry: NaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O Locality: Bombay, India Source: Marcus Origlieri Owner: RRUFF Description: Spherical aggregate of thin pseudohexagonal blades Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Gyrolite (5) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060163.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.8343(8)Å b: 9.814(3)Å c: 22.487(2)Å alpha: 96.35(2)° beta: 92.24(3)° gamma: 120.35(2)° Volume: 1850.0(3)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Gyrolite | |
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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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Anderson T (1851) Description and analysis of gurolite, a new mineral species, The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 1, 111-113 [view file] |
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Mackay A L, Taylor H F (1953) Gyrolite, Mineralogical Magazine, 30, 80-92 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1959) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 44, 464-470 [view file] |
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Bailey S W (1977) Report of the I.M.A-I.U.Cr. Joint Committee on Nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 62, 411-415 [view file] |
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Merlino S (1988) Gyrolite: its crystal structure and crystal chemistry, Mineralogical Magazine, 52, 377-387 [view file] |
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Meller N, Kyritsis K, Hall C (2009) The mineralogy of the CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O (CASH) hydroceramic system from 200 to 350°C, Cement and Concrete Research, 39, 45-53 |
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