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Name: Roeblingite RRUFF ID: R140328 Ideal Chemistry: Ca6Mn2+Pb2(Si3O9)2(SO4)2(OH)2·4H2O Locality: LĂ„ngban, Varmland, Sweden Source: Benjamin N. Schumer [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Tabular, colorless crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Quick search: [ All Roeblingite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R140328.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 13.182(4)Å b: 8.284(2)Å c: 13.079(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 105.29(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1377.7(3)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Roeblingite | |
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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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Penfield S L, Foote H W (1897) On roeblingite, a new silicate from Franklin Furnace, N. J., containing sulphur dioxide and lead, American Journal of Science, 153, 413-415 [view file] |
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Blix R (1931) The chemical composition of roeblingite, American Mineralogist, 16, 455-460 [view file] |
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Foit F F (1966) New data on roeblingite, American Mineralogist, 51, 504-508 [view file] |
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Welin E (1968) Notes on the mineralogy of Sweden 6. X-ray powder data for minerals from Långban and the related mineral deposits of Central Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, 499-541 |
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Dunn P J, Cabri L J, Clark A M, Fleischer M (1983) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 68, 849-852 [view file] |
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Moore P B, Shen J (1984) Roeblingite, Pb2Ca6(SO4)2(OH)2(H2O)4[Mn(Si3O9)2]: its crystal structure and comments on the lone pair effect, American Mineralogist, 69, 1173-1179 [view file] |
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Braithwaite R S W (1985) Roeblingite: a revised formula from infra-red and thermal analysis data, Mineralogical Magazine, 49, 756-758 [view file] |
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Dunn P J (1985) The lead silicates from Franklin, New Jersey: occurrence and composition, Mineralogical Magazine, 49, 721-727 [view file] |
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