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|   |   | Name: Kotoite RRUFF ID: R060940 Ideal Chemistry: Mg3(BO3)2 Locality: Hol Kol mine, Samdung, near Pyongyang, Suan County, North Korea Source: Michael Scott S101243 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregate of pale green micro grains Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. | 
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| RRUFF ID: | R060940.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 5.393(2)Å    b: 8.418(2)Å    c: 4.504(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 204.5(4)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic | ||||||
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| REFERENCES for Kotoite | |
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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] | |
| Foshag W F (1939) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 24, 406-406 [view file] | |
| Watanabe T (1939) Kotoit, ein neues gesteinsbildendes Magnesiumborat, Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 50, 441-463 [view file] | |
| Effenberger H, Pertlik F (1984) Verfeinerung der kristallstrukturen der isotypen verbindungen M3(BO3)2 mit M=Mg, Co und Ni (strukturtyp: kotoit), Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 166, 129-140 [view file] | |
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