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Name: Hydroxymcglassonite-(K) RRUFF ID: R200004 Ideal Chemistry: KSr4Si8O20(OH)·8H2O Locality: Wessels mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Source: Jaco and Tania Janse van Nieuwenhuizen [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless tiny crystals (<50 microns) intergrowth with blue granular meieranite (R140947), massive pale green sugilite, prismatic grey aegirine and bladed white pectolite. Cotype sample Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Apophyllite (7) ] |
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Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
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a: 9.0792(2)Å b: 9.0792(2)Å c: 16.1551(9)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1331.70(10)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal |
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REFERENCES for Hydroxymcglassonite-(K) | |
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Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2021) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 59, European Journal of Mineralogy, 59, 139-143 [view file] |
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Yang H, Gu X, Scott M M (2022) Hydroxymcglassonite-(K), KSr4Si8O20(OH)·8H2O, the first Sr-bearing member of the apophyllite group, from the Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa, American Mineralogist, 107, 1818-1822 |
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