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Name: Mandarinoite RRUFF ID: R220014 Ideal Chemistry: Fe3+2(Se4+O3)3·6H2O Locality: Wind Mountain mine, Washoe County, Nevada, U.S.A. Source: Jim McGlasson Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregates of or individual very pale blue prismatic or bladed crystals, on top of fine pale yellow alunite. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Mandarinoite (3) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Mandarinoite samples (2) ] |
POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||
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RRUFF ID: | R220014 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 16.868(5) Å b: 7.904(3)Å c: 10.042(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 98.26(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1325(1)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Mandarinoite | |
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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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Dunn P J, Peacor D R, Sturman B D (1978) Mandarinoite, a new ferric-iron selenite from Bolivia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 16, 605-609 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Pabst A, Mandarino J A (1980) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 65, 205-210 [view file] |
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Lasmanis R, Nagel J, Sturman B D, Gait R I (1981) Mandarinoite from the De Lamar silver mine, Owyhee County, Idaho, U.S.A, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 409-410 [view file] |
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Hawthorne F C (1984) The crystal structure of mandarinoite, Fe3+2Se3O9·6H2O, The Canadian Mineralogist, 22, 475-480 [view file] |
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Dunn P J, Gobel V, Grice J D, Puziewicz J, Shigley J E, Vanko D A, Zilczer J (1985) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 70, 436-441 [view file] |
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