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|   |   | Name: Lipuite RRUFF ID: R140946 Ideal Chemistry: KNa8Mn3+5Mg0.5[Si12O30(OH)4](PO4)O2(OH)2·4H2O Locality: N'Chwaning III mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Source: Jaco and Tania Janse van Nieuwenhuizen [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark reddish brown massive crystalline, associated with sugilite (R130754) Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. | 
| Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R140946.1 | |||||
| Sample Description: | Powder | |||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 9.051(1)Å    b: 12.219(3)Å    c: 17.070(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1887.7(3)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic | |||||
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| RRUFF ID: | R140946.9 | ||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 9.080(3)Å    b: 12.222(3)Å    c: 17.093(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic | ||||
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| REFERENCES for Lipuite | |
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| Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2015) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 23. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014 and 2015, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 51-58 [view file] | |
| Gu X, Yang H, Xie X, Van Nieuwenhuizen J J, Downs R T, Evans S H (2019) Lipuite, a new manganese phyllosilicate mineral from the N'Chwaning III mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa, Mineralogical Magazine, 83, 645-654 [view file] | |
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