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Name: Fetiasite RRUFF ID: R100014 Ideal Chemistry: (Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti4+)3O2As3+2O5 Locality: Gorb, Binnental, Valais, Switzerland Source: William Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Brown to reddish-brown platy massive Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R100014.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.611(4)Å b: 3.247(1)Å c: 8.956(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 109.09(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 291.64(9)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Fetiasite | |
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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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Graeser S, Schwander H, Demartin F, Gramaccioli C M, Pilati T, Reusser E (1994) Fetiasite (Fe2+, Fe3+, Ti)3O2[As2O5], a new arsenite mineral: its description and structure determination, American Mineralogist, 79, 996-1002 [view file] |
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Roth P (2007) Fetiasite, in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals Kristallografik Verlag Achberg Germany 62-63 |
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