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Name: Iquiqueite RRUFF ID: R060822 Ideal Chemistry: K3Na4Mg(CrO4)B24O39(OH)·12H2O Locality: Salar de Miraje, Pampa de Tamanigal, Atacama, Chile Source: Michael Scott S101264 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Transparent pale yellow crystals imbedded in nitratine Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R060822.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 11.586(1)Å b: 11.586(1)Å c: 30.077(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 3496(1)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Iquiqueite | |
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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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Ericksen G E, Mrose M E, Marinenko J W, McGee J J (1986) Mineralogical studies of the nitrate deposits of Chile. V. Iquiqueite, Na4K3Mg(CrO4)B24O39(OH)·12H2O, a new saline mineral, American Mineralogist, 71, 830-836 [view file] |
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