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Name: Gerstleyite RRUFF ID: R060510 Ideal Chemistry: Na2(Sb,As)8S13·2H2O Locality: Baker mine, Boron, Kern County, California, USA Source: Michael Scott S100174 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Deep red platy crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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| RRUFF ID: | R060510.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 9.916(4)Å b: 23.092(8)Å c: 7.112(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 127.75(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1287.7(9)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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| REFERENCES for Gerstleyite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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Frondel C, Morgan V (1956) Inderite and gerstleyite from the Kramer borate district, Kern County, California, American Mineralogist, 41, 839-843 [view file] |
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Nakai I, Appleman D E (1981) The crystal structure of gerstleyite Na2(Sb, As)8S13·2H2O: the first sulfosalt mineral of sodium, Chemistry Letters, 10, 1327-1330 |
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