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Name: Eclarite RRUFF ID: R110124 Ideal Chemistry: (Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S28 Locality: Crabtree quarry, Wake County, North Carolina, USA Source: Mark Feinglos Owner: RRUFF Description: Mass of tin-white metallic elongated crystals associated with quartz Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Kobellite (9) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R110124.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 54.762(7)Å b: 4.0297(4)Å c: 22.701(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 5009(1)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Eclarite | |
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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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Paar W H, Chen T T, Kupcik V, Hanke K (1983) Eclarit, (Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S28, ein neues Sulfosalz von Bärenbad, Hollersbachtal, Salzburg, Österreich, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 32, 103-110 |
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Kupčík V (1984) Die Kristallstruktur des Minerals Eclarit, (Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S28, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 32, 259-269 |
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Dunn P J, Chao G Y, Fleischer M, Ferraiolo J A, Langley R H, Pabst A, Zilczer J A (1985) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 70, 214-221 [view file] |
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Topa D, Makovicky E (2012) Eclarite: New data and interpretations, The Canadian Mineralogist, 50, 371-386 [view file] |
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