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Name: Ernstite RRUFF ID: R141205 Ideal Chemistry: (Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 Locality: Source: Smithsonian 145620 Owner: Smithsonian Description: Type sample Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Childrenite (12) ] |
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REFERENCES for Ernstite | |
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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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Seeliger E, Mücke A (1970) Ernstit, ein neues Mn2+-Fe3+-Al-Phosphat und seine Beziehungen zum Eosphorit, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1970, 289-298 |
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Fleischer M (1971) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 56, 631-640 [view file] |
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Karfunkel J, Chaves M L S C, Banko A, Irran E (1997) Ernstite and eosphorite from Minas Gerais, Brazil, The Mineralogical Record, 28, 489-493 |
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Costa G M D, Scholz R, Karfunkel J, Bermanec V, Chaves M L D S C (2005) Fe-Mössbauer spectroscopy on natural eosphorite-childrenite-ernstite samples, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 31, 714-720 |
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