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Name: Junitoite RRUFF ID: R050154 Ideal Chemistry: CaZn2Si2O7·H2O Locality: Christmas mine, Christmas, Gila County, Arizona, USA Source: Jim McGlasson Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless thin hexagonal crystals and platy purple aggregates Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Junitoite samples (2) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||
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RRUFF ID: | R050154.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 12.5049(44)Å b: 6.3090(25)Å c: 8.5479(25)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 674.37(20)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Junitoite | |
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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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Williams S A (1976) Junitoite, a new hydrated calcium zinc silicate from Christmas, Arizona, American Mineralogist, 61, 1255-1258 [view file] |
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Hamilton R D, Finney J J (1985) The structure of junitoite, CaZn2Si2O7·H2O, Mineralogical Magazine, 49, 91-95 [view file] |
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Yang H, Jenkins N G, Downs R T (2012) Redetermination of junitoite, CaZn2Si2O7·H2O, Acta Crystallographica, E68, i73-i73 [view file] |
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