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Name: Cabalzarite RRUFF ID: R060658 Ideal Chemistry: CaMg2(AsO4)2·2H2O Locality: Falotta, Switzerland Source: Michael Scott S101137 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Orange bleb Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
| Mineral Group: [ Natrochalcite (13) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R060658.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 8.95(1)Å b: 6.135(8)Å c: 7.35(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 115.75(5)° gamma: 90° Volume: 363.7(5)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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| REFERENCES for Cabalzarite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Brugger J, Meisser N, Schenk K, Berlepsch P, Bonin M, Armbruster T, Nyfeler D, Schmidt S (2000) Description and crystal structure of cabalzarite Ca(Mg,Al,Fe)2(AsO4)2(H2O,OH)2, a new mineral of the tsumcorite group, American Mineralogist, 85, 1307-1314 [view file] |
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Mandarino J A (2002) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 247-254 [view file] |
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Roth P (2007) Cabalzarite, in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals Kristallografik Verlag Achberg Germany 46-47 |
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