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|   |   | Name: Elyite RRUFF ID: R090024 Ideal Chemistry: CuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O Locality: Tsumeb, Namibia Source: William W. Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Lavender colored acicular crystals on matrix. Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. | 
| Quick search: [ All Elyite samples (2) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R090024 | ||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 14.267(7)   Å    b: 11.5316(4)   Å    c: 14.6234(8)Å alpha: 90° beta: 100.38(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 2366(3)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic | ||||
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| REFERENCES for Elyite | |
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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] | |
| Williams S A (1972) Elyite, basic lead-copper sulfate, a new mineral from Nevada, American Mineralogist, 57, 364-367 [view file] | |
| Jambor J L, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 400-403 [view file] | |
| Kolitsch U, Giester G (2000) Elyite, Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O: crystal structure and new data, American Mineralogist, 85, 1816-1821 [view file] | |
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