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Name: Nontronite RRUFF ID: R070286 Ideal Chemistry: Na0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O Locality: Andreasberg, Sachsen, Germany Source: Michael Scott S103144 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Green granular massive mixed with quartz Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by chemical analysis |
| Mineral Groups: [ Clay (86) ] [ Smectite-vermiculite (7) ] | ||
| Quick search: [ All Nontronite samples (3) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R070286.1 | |||||
| Sample Description: | Powder | |||||
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| REFERENCES for Nontronite | |
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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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Berthier P (1827) Nontronite, nouveau minéral découvert dans le département de la Dordogne, Annales de Chimie et de Physique, 36, 22-27 [view file] |
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Foshag W F (1928) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 13, 491-494 [view file] |
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Larsen E S, Steiger G (1928) Dehydration and optical studies of alunogen, nontronite and griffithite, American Journal of Science, 15, 1-19 [view file] |
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International Mineralogical Association (1962) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 33, 260-263 [view file] |
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Petruk W, Farrell D M, Laufer E E, Tremblay R J, Manning P G (1977) Nontronite and ferruginous opal from the Peace River iron deposit in Alberta, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 15, 14-21 [view file] |
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International Mineralogical Association (1980) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 43, 1053-1055 [view file] |
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Dainyak L G, Zviagina B B, Rusakov V S, Drits V A (2006) Interpretation of the nontronite-dehydroxylate Mössbauer spectrum using EFG calculations, European Journal of Mineralogy, 18, 753-764 |
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Vaniman D T, Bish D L, Chipera S J, Rearick M S (2011) Relevance to Mars of cation exchange between nontronite and Mg-sulfate brine, Lunar and Planetary Science, 42, 2276 [view file] |
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Gailhanou H, Blanc P, Rogez J, Mikaelian G, Horiuchi K, Yamamura Y, Saito K, Kawaji H, Warmont F, Grenèche J M, Vieillard P, Fialips C I, Giffaut E, Gaucher E C (2013) Thermodynamic properties of saponite, nontronite, and vermiculite derived from calorimetric measurements, American Mineralogist, 98, 1834-1847 |
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Baumgartner R J, Cuadros J, Michalski J, Pejcic B, Laukamp C, Hu S, Bourdet J (2022) Chemistry-dependent Raman spectral features of glauconite and nontronite: Implications for mineral identification and provenance analysis, American Mineralogist, 107, 1080-1090 |
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