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Name: Smithite RRUFF ID: R070642 Ideal Chemistry: AgAsS2 Locality: Jas Roux, Pelvoux Mt., Valgaudemar, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Source: Michael Scott S101941 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Deep-red with good cleavage, associated with realgar and chabournéite, R070371. Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
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RRUFF ID: | R070642.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 17.305(2)Å b: 7.811(1)Å c: 15.334(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 101.212(7)° gamma: 90° Volume: 2033.2(5)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Smithite | |
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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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Solly R H (1905) Some new minerals from the Binnenthal, Switzerland, Mineralogical Magazine, 14, 72-82 [view file] |
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Hellner E, Burzlaff H (1964) Die struktur des smithits AgAsS2, Naturwissenschaften, 51, 35-36 |
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Roth P (2007) Smithite, in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals Kristallografik Verlag Achberg Germany 138-139 |
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