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Name: Senegalite RRUFF ID: R050239 Ideal Chemistry: Al2(PO4)(OH)3·H2O Locality: Kourondicko iron ore (magnetite) deposit, Faleme River Basin, Senegal Source: Marcus Origlieri Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless prismatic crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
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RRUFF ID: | R050239.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.6590(3)Å b: 9.6893(4)Å c: 7.5957(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 563.68(3)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Senegalite | |
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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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Johan Z (1976) La sénégalite, Al2(PO4)(OH)3·H2O, un nouveau minéral, Lithos, 9, 165-171 |
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Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Nickel E H, Pabst A (1977) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 62, 593-600 [view file] |
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Keegan T D, Araki T, Moore P B (1979) Senegalite, Al2(OH)3(H2O)(PO4), a novel structure type, American Mineralogist, 64, 1243-1247 [view file] |
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