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Name: Abhurite RRUFF ID: R060227 Ideal Chemistry: Sn2+21O6(OH)14Cl16 Locality: Wreck of the SS Cheerful, 14 miles NNW of St. Ives, Cornwall, England Source: Michael Scott S100143 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregate of tan colored platy crystals 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: | R060227.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.981(3)Å b: 9.981(3)Å c: 43.84(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 3782(3)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Abhurite | |
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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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Schnering H G, Nesper R, Pelshenke H (1981) Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6, das sogenannte basische zinn(II)-clorid, Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B Chemical Science, 36, 1551-1560 |
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Matzko J J, Evans H T, Mrose M E, Aruscavage P (1985) Abhurite, a new tin hydroxychloride mineral, and a comparative study with a synthetic basic tin chloride, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 233-240 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Puziewicz J (1989) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 74, 500-505 [view file] |
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Edwards R, Gillard R D, Williams P A (1992) The stabilities of secondary tin minerals: abhurite and its relationships to Sn(II) and Sn(IV) oxides and oxyhydroxides, Mineralogical Magazine, 56, 221-226 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Grew E S (1993) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 78, 233-238 [view file] |
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Dunkle S E, Craig J R, Rimstidt J D, Lusardi W R (2003) Romarchite, hydroromarchite and abhurite formed during the corrosion of pewter artifacts from the Queen Anne's Revenge (1718), The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 659-669 [view file] |
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