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Name: Henritermierite RRUFF ID: R060253 Ideal Chemistry: Ca3Mn3+2(SiO4)2(OH)4 Locality: N'Chwaning mine, Kuruman, Kakahari mining area, Cape Province, South Africa Source: William W. Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Reddish-brown granular coating on darker andradite Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ garnet (97) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060253.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 12.487(2)Å b: 12.487(2)Å c: 11.902(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1855.8(3)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal |
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REFERENCES for Henritermierite | |
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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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Aubry P A, Dusausoy Y, Laffaille et J P (1969) Détermination et étude de la structure cristalline de l`henritermiérite, hydrogrenat de symétrie quadratique, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 92, 126-133 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 54, 1737-1742 [view file] |
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Gaudefroy P C, Permingeat M O et. F, Parfenoff et. A, (1969) L`henritermiérite, une nouvelle espèce minérale, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 92, 185-190 [view file] |
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Armbruster T, Kohler T, Libowitzky E, Friedrich A, Miletich R, Kunz M, Medenbach O, Gutzmer J (2001) Structure, compressibility, hydrogen bonding, and dehydration of the tetragonal Mn3+ hydrogarnet, henritermierite, American Mineralogist, 86, 147-158 [view file] |
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Shannon R D, Shannon R C, Medenbach O, Fischer R X (2002) Refractive index and dispersion of fluorides and oxides, Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, 31, 931-970 [view file] |
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Grew E S, Locock A J, Mills S J, Galuskina I O, Galuskin E V, Hålenius U (2013) Nomenclature of the garnet supergroup, American Mineralogist, 98, 785-811 [view file] |
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