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Name: Tin RRUFF ID: R060756 Ideal Chemistry: Sn Locality: Aberfoil river, near Oban, New South Wales, Australia Source: Michael Scott S101375 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Tin-white metallic water-worn grains Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
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| RRUFF ID: | R060756.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 5.812(3)Å b: 5.812(3)Å c: 3.177(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 107.33(4)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal |
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| REFERENCES for Tin | |
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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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Hermann R (1844) Untersuchungen russischer Mineralien, Journal für Praktische Chemie, 33, 282-300 [view file] |
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Mulligan R, Jambor J L (1968) Tin-bearing silicates from skarn in the Cassiar District, Northern British Columbia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 9, 358-370 [view file] |
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Petruk W (1973) Tin sulphides from the deposit of Brunswick Tin Mines Limited, The Canadian Mineralogist, 12, 46-54 [view file] |
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Kissin S A, Owens D R (1979) New data on stannite and related tin sulfide minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 17, 125-135 [view file] |
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Degtyareva O (2010) Crystal structure of simple metals at high pressures, High Pressure Research, 30, 343-371 |
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