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Name: Vertumnite RRUFF ID: R070063 Ideal Chemistry: Ca4Al4Si4O6(OH)24·3H2O Locality: Ettringer, Bellerberg Mt, Eifel mountains, Germany Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Rosettes of colorless platy crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R070063.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.754(7)Å b: 5.754(7)Å c: 25.13(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 721(2)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Vertumnite | |
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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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Fleischer M, Pabst A, Mandarino J A, Chao G Y (1977) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 62, 1057-1061 [view file] |
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Passaglia E, Galli E (1977) Vertumnite, a new natural silicate, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 24, 57-66 |
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Galli E, Passaglia E (1978) Vertumnite: Its crystal structure and relationship with natural and synthetic phases, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 25, 33-46 |
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Rinaldi R, Sacerdoti M, Passaglia E (1990) Strätlingite: crystal structure, chemistry, and a reexamination of its polytype vertumnite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 2, 841-849 [view file] |
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Jambor J L (1992) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 77, 670-675 [view file] |
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