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Name: Metaköttigite RRUFF ID: R130695 Ideal Chemistry: (Zn,Fe3+)3(AsO4)2·8(H2O,OH) Locality: Ojuela mine, MapimÃ, Municipio de MapimÃ, Durango, Mexico Source: Rock Currier [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark green prismatic crystalline bundles Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Symplesite (4) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R130695.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.990(2)Å b: 9.438(2)Å c: 4.7407(9)Å alpha: 95.56(3)° beta: 97.23(3)° gamma: 107.63(3)° Volume: 334.5(2)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Metaköttigite | |
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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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Schmetzer K, Amthauer G, Stähle V, Medenbach O (1982) Metaköttigit, (Zn,Fe3+)(Zn,Fe3+,Fe2+)2(AsO4)2·8(H2O,OH), ein neues Mineral aus Mapimi, Mexiko, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1982, 506-518 |
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Dunn P J, Grice J D, Fleischer M, Pabst A (1983) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 68, 1038-1041 [view file] |
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