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Name: Sonoraite RRUFF ID: R070745 Ideal Chemistry: Fe3+(Te4+O3)(OH)·H2O Locality: Tombstone, Tombstone District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA Source: Michael Scott S102667 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Massive, lime-yellow crystals associated with anglesite, calcite and jarosite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R070745.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 11.011(5)Å b: 10.280(5)Å c: 7.939(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 108.36(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 853(2)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Sonoraite | |
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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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Gaines R V, Donnay G, Hey M H (1968) Sonoraite, American Mineralogist, 53, 1828-1832 [view file] |
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Donnay G, Stewart J M, Preston H (1970) The crystal structure of sonoraite, Fe3+Te4+O3(OH)·H2O, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 14, 27-44 |
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