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Name: Traskite RRUFF ID: R060706 Ideal Chemistry: Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6·14H2O Locality: Esquire no. 1 mine, Rush Creek, Fresno County, California, United States Source: Michael Scott S101208 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Brownish-red granular associated with sanbornite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R060706.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 17.863(4)Å b: 17.863(4)Å c: 12.286(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 3395(2)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Traskite | |
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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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Alfors J T, Putman G W (1965) Revised chemical analyses of traskite, verplanckite and muirite from Fresno County, California, American Mineralogist, 50, 1500-1503 [view file] |
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Alfors J T, Stinson M C, Matthews R A, Pabst A (1965) Seven new barium minerals from eastern Fresno County, California, American Mineralogist, 50, 314-340 [view file] |
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Malinovskii Y A, Pobedimskaya E A, Belov N V (1976) Crystal structure of traskite, Soviet Physics - Doklady, 21, 426-428 [view file] |
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