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Name: Strakhovite RRUFF ID: R080039 Ideal Chemistry: NaBa3(Mn2+,Mn3+)4[Si4O10(OH)2][Si2O7]O2·(F,OH)·H2O Locality: Dzhavodi Area, Ir-Nimi manganese deposit, Taikan Ridge, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia Source: Michael Scott S100661 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark green vitreous massive Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R080039.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 23.310(2)Å b: 12.238(1)Å c: 7.1677(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 2044.8(2)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Strakhovite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Yamnova N A, Puscharovskii D Y, Mernaf T, Kalinin V V, Kalacheva L V (1992) Crystal structure of a new natural Na, Ba, Mn-fluorosilicate, Kristallografiya, 37, 345-351 |
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Kalinin V V, Pushcharovsky D Y, Yamnova N A, Dikov Y P, Borisovsky S E (1994) Strakhovite NaBa3(Mn2+, Mn3+)4Si6O19(OH)3 a new Na-bearing silicate of Ba and Mn, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 123, issue 4 94-97 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 249-254 [view file] |
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