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Name: Gowerite RRUFF ID: R050673 Ideal Chemistry: Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3]·3H2O Locality: Death Valley, California, USA Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 9074 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless bladed crystals associated with gypsum and priceite Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
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RRUFF ID: | R050673.9 | |||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | |||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 12.691(9)Å b: 16.319(9)Å c: 6.560(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 120.22(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1174.3Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Gowerite | |
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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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Erd R C, McAllister J F, Almond H (1959) Gowerite, a new hydrous calcium borate, from the Death Valley region, California, American Mineralogist, 44, 911-919 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1960) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 45, 753-756 [view file] |
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International Mineralogical Association (1962) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 33, 260-263 [view file] |
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Konnert J A, Clark J R, Christ C L (1972) Gowerite, CaB5O8(OH)·B(OH)3·3H2O: crystal structure and comparison with related borates, American Mineralogist, 57, 381-396 [view file] |
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