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|   | Name: Corvusite RRUFF ID: R060265 Ideal Chemistry: (Na,Ca,K)1-x(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20·4H2O Locality: Monument no. 2 mine, Monument Valley, Apache County, Arizona, USA Source: Michael Scott S100247 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark brown lathlike bladed crystals in parallel Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. | |
| Mineral Group: [ Straczekite (5) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R060265.1 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Powder | ||||||
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| REFERENCES for Corvusite | |
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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] | |
| Henderson E P, Hess F L (1933) Corvusite and rilandite, new minerals from the Utah-Colorado carnotite region, American Mineralogist, 18, 195-205 [view file] | |
| Evans H T, Hughes J M (1990) Crystal chemistry of the natural vanadium bronzes, American Mineralogist, 75, 508-521 [view file] | |
| Evans H T, Post J E, Ross D R, Nelen J A (1994) The crystal structure and crystal chemistry of fernandinite and corvusite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 339-351 [view file] | |
| Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C (1995) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 80, 404-409 [view file] | |
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