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Name: Franksousaite RRUFF ID: R210012 Ideal Chemistry: PbCu(Se6+O4)(OH)2 Locality: El Dragon mine, Potosi, Bolivia Source: Jim McGlasson #9213 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale blue prismatic crystal included in colorless, euhedral anglesite. Type specimen. Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Linarite (8) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R210012 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.8208(3)Å b: 5.7340(2)Å c: 4.74980(10) Å alpha: 90° beta: 102.683(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 260.947(13)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Franksousaite | |
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Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) - Newsletter 65, European Journal of Mineralogy, 34, 143-148 [view file] |
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Yang H, McGlasson J A, Gibbs R B, Downs R T (2022) Franksousaite, PbCu(Se6+O4)(OH)2, the Se6+ analogue of linarite, a new mineral from the El Dragón mine, Potosí, Bolivia, Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 792-798 |
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