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Name: Tweddillite RRUFF ID: R120125 Ideal Chemistry: CaSrMn3+2Al(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Locality: Wessels mine, Kalahari manganese field, Cape Province, South Africa Source: William W. Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Sprays of dark red elongated crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Groups: [ clinozoisite (16) ] [ epidote (31) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R120125.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 8.913(2)Å b: 5.661(2)Å c: 10.249(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 114.55(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 470.3(1)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Tweddillite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Armbruster T, Gnos E, Dixon R, Gutzmer J, Hejny C, Döbelin N, Medenbach O (2002) Manganvesuvianite and tweddillite, two new Mn3+-silicate minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, 66, 137-150 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2003) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 88, 251-255 [view file] |
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Armbruster T, Bonazzi P, Akasaka M, Bermanec V, Chopin C, Giere R, Huess-Assbichler S, Liebscher A, Menchetti S, Pan Y, Pasero M (2006) Recommended nomeclature of epidote-group minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy, 18, 551-567 [view file] |
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Revheim O, King V T (2016) Epidote supergroup nomenclature: The names hancockite, niigataite and tweddillite reinstated, Mineralogical Magazine, 80, 877-880 [view file] |
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