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Name: Bobjonesite RRUFF ID: R060530 Ideal Chemistry: V4+O(SO4)·3H2O Locality: Petrified log in the North Mesa 5 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah, USA Source: Michael Scott S100781 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Blue granular crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Quick search: [ All Bobjonesite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060530.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.407(1)Å b: 7.426(2)Å c: 12.093(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 106.548(9)° gamma: 90° Volume: 937.6(3)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Bobjonesite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Theobald F R, Galy J (1973) Structure cristalline de VOSO4·3(H2O), Acta Crystallographica, B29, 2732-2736 |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2003) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 88, 1836-1840 [view file] |
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Schindler M, Hawthorne F C, Huminicki D M C, Haynes P, Grice J D, Evans H T (2003) Bobjonesite, V4+ O (SO4) (H2O)3, a new mineral species from Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah, U.S.A., The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 83-90 [view file] |
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Mandarino J A (2004) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 215-234 [view file] |
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