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Name: Ferrohögbomite-2N2S RRUFF ID: R070156 Ideal Chemistry: (Fe,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe)8O15(OH) Locality: Norway Source: James Shigley [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Black vitreous fragments embedded in fine-grained magnetite Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Quick search: [ All Ferrohögbomite-2N2S samples (2) ] |
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REFERENCES for Ferrohögbomite-2N2S | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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McKie D (1963) The högbomite polytypes, Mineralogical Magazine, 33, 563-580 [view file] |
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Peacor D R (1967) New data on nigerite, American Mineralogist, 52, 864-866 [view file] |
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Gatehouse B M, Grey I E (1982) The crystal structure of högbomite-8H, American Mineralogist, 67, 373-380 [view file] |
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Armbruster T (2002) Revised nomenclature of högbomite, nigerite, and taafeite minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy, 14, 389-395 [view file] |
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Hejny C, Armbruster T (2002) Polysomatism in högbomite: The crystal structures of 10T, 12H, 14T, and 24R polysomes, American Mineralogist, 87, 277-292 [view file] |
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Hejny C, Gnos E, Grobety B, Armbruster T (2002) Crystal chemistry of the polysome ferrohogbomite-2N2S, a long-known but newly defined mineral species, European Journal of Mineralogy, 14, 957-967 |
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Grew E S, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (2003) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 88, 1175-1180 [view file] |
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Mandarino J A (2004) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 215-234 [view file] |
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