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Name: Simplotite RRUFF ID: R060712 Ideal Chemistry: CaV4+4O9·5H2O Locality: Uravan Mineral Belt, Colorado, USA Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Radial aggregate of dark green micaceous crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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REFERENCES for Simplotite | |
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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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Thompson M E, Roach C H, Meyrowitz R (1956) Simplotite, new calcium tetravanadite from the Colorado Plateau, Science, 123, 1078-1078 |
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Fleischer M (1957) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 42, 117-124 [view file] |
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Thompson M E, Roach C H, Meyrowitz R (1958) Simplotite, a new quadrivalent vanadium mineral from the Colorado Plateau, American Mineralogist, 43, 16-24 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1959) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 44, 464-470 [view file] |
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