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|   |   | Name: Bazhenovite RRUFF ID: R130224 Ideal Chemistry: Ca8S5(S2O3)(OH)12·20H2O Locality: Korkino, Chelyabinsk coal basin, S. Urals, Russia Source: Rock Currier [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregate of tabular pale yellowish-orange crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. | 
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| RRUFF ID: | R130224.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 8.461(4)Å    b: 17.520(8)Å    c: 8.280(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 119.19(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1071.5(5)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic | ||||||
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| REFERENCES for Bazhenovite | |
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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] | |
| Chesnokov B V, Polyakov V O, Bushmakin A F (1987) Bazhenovite CaS5·CaS2O3·6Ca(OH)2·20H2O - a new mineral, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 116, issue 6 737-743 [view file] | |
| Jambor J L, Puziewicz J (1989) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 74, 500-505 [view file] | |
| Bindi L, Bonazzi P, Dei L, Zoppi A (2005) Does the bazhenovite structure really contain a thiosulfate group? A structural and spectroscopic study of a sample from the type locality, American Mineralogist, 90, 1556-1562 [view file] | |
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