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Name: Pyrochroite RRUFF ID: R100045 Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+(OH)2 Locality: N'Chwaning II mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Source: Marcus Origlieri [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Red platy crystals frozen in matrix Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Brucite (5) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R100045.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 3.308(3)Å b: 3.308(3)Å c: 4.727(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 44.80(4)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Pyrochroite | |
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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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Igelström L J (1864) Pyrochroït, ein neues Mineral, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 122, 181-182 [view file] |
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Bricker O (1965) Some stability relations in the system Mn-O2-H2O at 25° and one atmosphere total pressure, American Mineralogist, 50, 1296-1354 [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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