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|   |   | Name: Imayoshiite RRUFF ID: R210019 Ideal Chemistry: Ca3Al(CO3)[B(OH)4](OH)6·12H2O Locality: Shijiangshan Pb-Zn mine, Keshiketeng Co., Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China Source: Hercule Shen Owner: Hercule Shen Description: Clusters of stacked rose-colored hexagonal crystals associated with bakerite Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. | 
| Mineral Group: [ Ettringite (6) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R210019.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal | ||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 11.0663(6) Å    b: 11.0663(6) Å    c: 10.6387(6) Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1128.30(14) Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal | ||||||
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| REFERENCES for Imayoshiite | |
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| American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] | |
| Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2013) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 18. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 3249-3258 [view file] | |
| Nishio-Hamane D, Ohnishi M, Momma K, Shimobayashi N, Miyawaki R, Minakawa T, Inaba S (2015) Imayoshiite, Ca3Al(CO3)[B(OH)4](OH)6·12H2O, a new mineral of the ettringite group from Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 413-423 [view file] | |
| Belakovskiy D I, Gagne O C, Uvarova Y (2016) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 101, 2570-2573 [view file] | |
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