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Name: Owyheeite RRUFF ID: R060396 Ideal Chemistry: Ag3Pb10Sb11S28 Locality: Banner mine, Boise County, Idaho, USA Source: Michael Scott S100102 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Mass of black hairs on quartz Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Owyheeite (2) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Owyheeite samples (2) ] |
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REFERENCES for Owyheeite | |
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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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Burton B S (1868) Argentiferous jamesonite, American Journal of Science and Arts, 95, 34-38 [view file] |
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Shannon E V (1920) Boulangerite, bismutoplagionite, naumannite and a silver-bearing variety of jamesonite, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 58, 589-607 [view file] |
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Wherry E T (1921) New minerals, American Mineralogist, 6, 82-83 [view file] |
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Dunn P J, Gobel V, Grice J D, Puziewicz J, Shigley J E, Vanko D A, Zilczer J (1985) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 70, 436-441 [view file] |
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Laufek F, Paout R, Makovicky E (2007) Crystal structure of owyheeite, Ag1.5Pb4.43Sb6.07S14: refinement from powder synchrotron X-ray diffraction, European Journal of Mineralogy, 19, 557-566 |
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Makovicky E, Olsen P N (2015) The order-disorder character of owyheeite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 53, 879-884 |
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Stöger B, Göb C, Topa D (2023) A fresh view on the structure and twinning of owyheeite, a rod-polytype and twofold superstructure, Acta Crystallographica, B79, 271-280 |
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