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Name: Mapimite RRUFF ID: R080002 Ideal Chemistry: Zn2Fe3+3(AsO4)3(OH)4·10H2O Locality: Level 5 between Palomes Oriente and San Carlos, Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico Source: William W. Pinch, from M Romero 5749 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Group of green tabular, rectangular crystals, from the original find Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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| RRUFF ID: | R080002.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 11.409(4)Å b: 11.323(3)Å c: 8.682(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 107.82(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1067.7(5)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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| REFERENCES for Mapimite | |
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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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Cesbron F, Romero M, Williams S (1981) La mapimite et l'ojuélaïte, deux nouveaux arséniates hydratés de zinc et de fer de la mine Ojuela, Mapimi, Mexique, Bulletin de Minéralogie, 104, 582-586 [view file] |
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Ginderow D, Cesbron F (1981) Structure de la mapimite, Zn2Fe3(AsO4)3(OH)4·10H2O, Acta Crystallographica, B37, 1040-1043 |
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Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Mandarino J A, Pabst A (1982) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 67, 621-624 [view file] |
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