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Name: Heklaite RRUFF ID: P001140 Ideal Chemistry: KNaSiF6 Locality: Virtual Source: ScottLab P001140 Owner: Mike Scott Description: PURPLE OpenSource 20190319 Status: The identification of this mineral has been determined only by Raman spectroscopy |
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| REFERENCES for Heklaite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Fischer J, Krämer V (1991) Crystal structure of KNaSiF6, Materials Research Bulletin, 26, 925-930 |
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Jakobsson S P, Leonardsen E S, Balic-Zunic T, Jónsson S S (2008) Encrustations from three recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland: The 1963-1967 Surtsey, the 1973 Eldfell and the 1991 Hekla eruptions, Fjölrit Náttúrufrædistofnunar, 52, 5-67 [view file] |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M (2008) New minerals approved in 2008, in International Mineralogical Association 1-13 [view file] |
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Garavelli A, Balic-Zunic T, Mitolo D, Acquafredda P, Leonardsen E, Jakobsson S P (2010) Heklaite, KNaSiF6, a new fumarolic mineral from Hekla volcano, Iceland, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 147-157 [view file] |
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Rowe R, Petley-Ragan A, Piilonen P C (2011) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 96, 1909-1911 [view file] |
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