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Name: Koritnigite RRUFF ID: R060654 Ideal Chemistry: Zn(AsO3OH)·H2O Locality: Jachymov, Czech Republic Source: Michael Scott S101163 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Reddish-pink spherical aggregates Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Koritnigite (3) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060654.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.895(5)Å b: 15.75(1)Å c: 6.630(3)Å alpha: 90.51(2)° beta: 96.57(2)° gamma: 89.99(2)° Volume: 819(1)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Koritnigite | |
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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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Keller P, Hess H, Süsse P, Schnorrer G, Dunn P J (1979) Koritnigit, Zn[H2O|HOAsO3], ein neues Mineral aus Tsumeb, Südwestafrika, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 26, 51-58 |
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Fleischer M, Pabst A, Mandarino J A (1980) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 65, 205-210 [view file] |
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Keller P, Hess H, Riffel H (1980) Die Kristallstruktur von Koritnigit, Zn[H2O|HOAsO3], Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 138, 316-332 |
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Schnorrer-Köhler G (1980) Koritnigit und Helmutwinklerit - zwei neue Minerale von Tsumeb (SW-Afrika), Aufschluss, 31, 43-49 |
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Frost R L, Sejkora J, Čejka J, Plášil J, Bahfenne S, Keeffe E C (2011) Raman spectroscopy of hydrogen arsenate group (AsO3OH)2- in solid-state compounds: cobalt-containing zinc arsenate mineral, koritnigite (Zn,Co)(AsO3OH)·H2O, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 42, 534-539 |
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Kampf A R, Nash B P, Dini M, Donoso A A M (2013) Magnesiokoritnigite, Mg(AsO3OH)·H2O, from the Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile: the Mg-analogue of koritnigite, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 3081-3092 [view file] |
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Majzlan J, Plášil J, Dachs E (2023) Thermodynamics and crystal structures of krautite, Mn[AsO3(OH)]·H2O, koritnigite, Zn[AsO3(OH)]·H2O and cobaltkoritnigite, Co[AsO3(OH)]·H2O, Mineralogical Magazine, 87, 194-203 |
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