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Name: Bernardevansite RRUFF ID: R210010 Ideal Chemistry: Al2(Se4+O3)3·6H2O Locality: El Dragon, Potosi, Bolivia Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregates or spheres of pale grey, radiating acicular crystals, associated with chalcomenite and clinochalcomenite. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Mandarinoite (3) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R210010 | |||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 16.535(1)Å b: 7.7762(5)Å c: 9.8841(6)Å alpha: 90° beta: 98.337(7)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1257.5(5) Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Bernardevansite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) - Newsletter 70, European Journal of Mineralogy, 34, 591-601 [view file] |
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Yang H, Gu X, Jenkins R A, Gibbs R B, Downs R T (2023) Bernardevansite, Al2(Se4+O3)3⋅6H2O, dimorphous with alfredopetrovite and the Al-analogue of mandarinoite, from the El Dragón mine, Potosí, Bolivia, Mineralogical Magazine, 87, 407-414 [view file] |
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