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Name: Demesmaekerite RRUFF ID: R080130 Ideal Chemistry: Pb2Cu5(UO2)2(Se4+O3)6(OH)6·2H2O Locality: Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Congo Source: William W. Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark green to light brownish green bladed crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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| RRUFF ID: | R080130.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 11.930(3)Å b: 10.033(2)Å c: 5.632(1)Å alpha: 89.77(1)° beta: 100.39(1)° gamma: 91.40(1)° Volume: 662.8(2)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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| REFERENCES for Demesmaekerite | |
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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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Cesbron F, Bachet B, Oosterbosch R (1965) La demesmaekerite, sélénite hydraté d'uranium, cuivre et plomb, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 88, 422-425 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1966) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 51, 1815-1820 [view file] |
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Ginderow D, Cesbron F (1983) Structure de la demesmaekerite,Pb2Cu5(SeO3)6(UO2)2(OH)6·2H2O, Acta Crystallographica, C39, 824-827 |
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