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Name: Zýkaite RRUFF ID: R070477 Ideal Chemistry: Fe3+4(AsO4)3(SO4)(OH)·15H2O Locality: Christbescherung mine, Großvoigtsberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany Source: Michael Scott S101732 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Very small acicular crystals forming a coating of tan colored nodules Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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RRUFF ID: | R070477.1 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | ||||||
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REFERENCES for Zýkaite | |
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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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Čech F, Jansa J, Novák F (1978) Zýkaite, Fe3+4(AsO4)3(SO4)(OH)·15H2O, a new mineral, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1978, 134-144 |
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Fleischer M (1978) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 63, 1282-1284 [view file] |
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