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Name: Likasite RRUFF ID: R060327 Ideal Chemistry: Cu3(NO3)(OH)5·2H2O Locality: Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan Source: Michael Scott S100260 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Blue granular Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Quick search: [ All Likasite samples (2) ] |
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REFERENCES for Likasite | |
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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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Fleischer M (1955) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 40, 941-944 [view file] |
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Schoep A, Borchert W, Kohler K (1955) La likasite Cu12(OH)14(NO3)4(PO4)2, nouveau minéral, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 78, 84-88 [view file] |
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Deliens M (1973) La likasite de Likasi (République de Zaïre), Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 96, 143-145 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Cabri L J (1978) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 63, 598-600 [view file] |
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Effenberger H (1986) Likasite, Cu3(OH)5(NO3)·2H2O: Revision of the chemical formula and redetermination of the crystal structure, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1986, 101-110 |
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Hawthorne F C, Jambor J L, Bladh K W, Burke E A J, Grice J D, Phillips D, Roberts A C, Schedler R A, Shigley J E (1987) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 72, 1023-1028 [view file] |
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Frost R L, Leverett P, Williams P A, Weier M L, Erickson K L (2004) Raman spectroscopy of gerhardtite at 298 and 77 K, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 35, 991-996 |
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