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| Name: Vauxite RRUFF ID: X060017 Ideal Chemistry: Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O Locality: Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillos, Potosi, Bolivia Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 8499 Owner: University of Arizona Mineral Museum Description: Single crystal Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. | ||
| Quick search: [ All Vauxite samples (2) ] | ||
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| REFERENCES for Vauxite | |
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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] | |
| Gordon S G (1922) Preliminary notes on vauxite and paravauxite, Science, 56, 50-50 [view file] | |
| Newhouse W H (1922) Notes and News, American Mineralogist, 7, 108-109 [view file] | |
| Fleischer M (1945) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 30, 548-550 [view file] | |
| Baur W H, Rao B R (1968) Mineralogical Notes, American Mineralogist, 53, 1025-1028 [view file] | |
| Moore P B, Araki T, Kampf A R, Steele I M (1976) Olmsteadite, K2Fe2+2[Fe2+2(Nb,Ta)5+2O4(H2O)4(PO4)4], a new species, its crystal structure and relation to vauxite and montgomeryite, American Mineralogist, 61, 5-11 [view file] | |
| Ventura G D, Bellatreccia F, Cuocci C, Rossi M, Capitelli F (2016) Structure refinement and vibrational spectroscopy of vauxite from the type locality, Llallagua (Bolivia), The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 163-176 | |
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