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Name: Taniajacoite RRUFF ID: R140945 Ideal Chemistry: SrCaMn3+2Si4O11(OH)4·2H2O Locality: N'Chwaning III mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Source: Jaco and Tania Janse van Nieuwenhuizen [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregates of radiating acicular brown crystals, associated with pink sugilite and dark-red lipuite. Type sample. Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Ruizite (5) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R140945.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.1365(6)Å b: 6.2567(4)Å c: 12.0045(7)Å alpha: 90.019(4)° beta: 91.641(4)° gamma: 89.899(4)° Volume: 686.03(7)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Taniajacoite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2015) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 25. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2015, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 529-535 [view file] |
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Yang H, Gu X, Cairncross B, Downs R T, Evans S H (2021) Taniajacoite and strontioruizite, two new minerals isostructural with ruizite from the N'Chwaning III mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa, The Canadian Mineralogist, 59, 431-444 [view file] |
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Celestian A J (2022) New Mineral Names: Hydrous Minerals, American Mineralogist, 107, 1656-1658 [view file] |
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