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Name: Skorpionite RRUFF ID: R060938 Ideal Chemistry: Ca3Zn2(PO4)2(CO3)(OH)2·H2O Locality: Skorpion Zinc deposit, west of Rosh Pinah, southern Namibia Source: William W. Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale green to colorless acicular crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R060938.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 19.04(1)Å b: 9.319(5)Å c: 6.525(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 92.73(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1156(1)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Skorpionite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Krause W, Effenberger H, Bernhardt H-J, Medenbach O (2008) Skorpionite, Ca3Zn2(PO4)2CO3(OH)2·H2O, a new mineral from Namibia: description and crystal structure, European Journal of Mineralogy, 20, 271-280 [view file] |
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Poirier G, Ercit T S, Tait K T, Piilonen P C, Rowe R (2009) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 94, 399-408 [view file] |
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Tobase T, Yoshiasa A, Jinnouchi S, Kitahara G, Hongu H, Tokuda M, Okube M, Sugiyama K (2019) Crystal structure, large distortion of the Zn tetrahedron, and statistical displacement of water molecules in skorpionite, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 114, 178-188 |
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