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Name: Zaccariniite RRUFF ID: R130009 Ideal Chemistry: RhNiAs Locality: Loma Peguera chromitite, Dominican Replubic Source: Anna Vymazalova Owner: University of Leoben Description: Anhedral grains, intergrown with garutiite, in association with hexaferrum, Ru-Os-Ir-Fe alloys, and Ru-Os-Ir-Fe oxygenated compounds in chromite. Data from Vymazalova et al. (2012) Status: The identification of this mineral has been determined by Raman spectroscopy and chemical analysis |
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Quick search: [ All Zaccariniite samples (2) ] |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Roy-Montreuil J, Chaudouet P, Rouault A, Boursier D, Senateur J P, Fruchart R (1984) Analyse de l'ordre dans les arseniures MM'As, Annales de Chimie, 9, 579-586 |
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Vymazalová A, Laufek F, Drábek M, Stanley C J, Baker R J, Bermejo R, Garuti G, Thalhammer O, Proenza J A, Longo F (2012) Zaccariniite, RhNiAs, a new platinum-group mineral from Loma Peguera, Dominican Republic, The Canadian Mineralogist, 50, 1321-1329 [view file] |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2012) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 12. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012, Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 151-155 [view file] |
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Belakovskiy D, Cámara F, Diego Gatta G (2014) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 99, 870-875 |
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Rosell J R, Serra J P, Aiglsperger T H, Ruiz S P, Das P P, Gonzalvez J M, Trifonov T, Proenza J A (2019) Structural characterization and ab-initio resolution of natural occurring zaccariniite (RhNiAs) by means of precession electron diffraction, Microchemical Journal, 148, 130-140 |
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