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Name: Cervandonite-(Ce) RRUFF ID: R110070 Ideal Chemistry: (Ce,Nd,La)(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Al)3O2(Si2O7)1-x+y(AsO3)1+x-y(OH)3x-3y Locality: Monte Cervandone, Val d'Ossola, Piedmont, Italy Source: Renato & Adriana Pagano [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Rosettes of black platy crystals associated with microcline, quartz and rutile Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R110070.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 6.492(2)Å b: 6.492(2)Å c: 18.503(6)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 675.3(2)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Cervandonite-(Ce) | |
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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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Armbruster T, Bühler C, Graeser S, Stalder H A, Amthauer G (1988) Cervandonite-(Ce), (Ce,Nd,La)(Fe3+,Fe2+,Ti4+,Al)3SiAs(Si,As)O13, a new alpine fissure mineral, Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 68, 125-132 |
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Jambor J L, Grew E S (1990) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 75, 931-937 [view file] |
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Roth P (2007) Cervandonite-(Ce), in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals Kristallografik Verlag Achberg Germany 50-51 |
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Demartin F, Gramaccioli C M, Graeser S (2008) The crystal structure of cervandonite-(Ce), an interesting example of As3+ - Si diadochy, The Canadian Mineralogist, 46, 423-430 [view file] |
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