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|   |   | Name: Akatoreite RRUFF ID: R060230 Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+9Al2Si8O24(OH)8 Locality: near mouth of Akatore Creek, Taieri, Otago Province, New Zealand Source: Michael Scott S100146 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Orange-brown massive Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. | 
| Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R060230.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 8.320(2)Å    b: 10.346(3)Å    c: 7.614(2)Å alpha: 104.52(1)° beta: 93.76(1)° gamma: 104.13(1)° Volume: 609.6(4)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic | ||||||
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| REFERENCES for Akatoreite | |
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| American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] | |
| 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] | |
| Read P B, Reay A (1971) Akatoreite, a new manganese silicate from eastern Otago, New Zealand, American Mineralogist, 56, 416-426 [view file] | |
| Burns P C, Hawthorne F C (1993) Edgesharing Mn2+O4 tetrahedra in the structure of akatoreite, Mn2+9Al2Si8O24(OH)8, The Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 321-329 [view file] | |
| Jambor J L, Grew E S (1994) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 79, 185-189 [view file] | |
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