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|   |   | Name: Orlandiite RRUFF ID: R100122 Ideal Chemistry: Pb3Cl4(Se4+O3)·H2O Locality: Baccu Locci mine, Villaputen, Sardinia Source: William W. Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless radiating bladed crystals associated with blue chalcomenite, R100123, and colorless anglesite. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. | 
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| RRUFF ID: | R100122.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 8.151(6)Å    b: 8.448(6)Å    c: 9.218(7)Å alpha: 62.80(4)° beta: 71.080(4)° gamma: 75.14(4)° Volume: 531.4(2)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic | ||||||
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| REFERENCES for Orlandiite | |
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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] | |
| Campostrini I, Gramaccioli C M, Demartin F (1999) Orlandiite, Pb3Cl4(SeO3)·H2O, a new mineral species, and an associated lead-copper selenite chloride from the Baccu Locci mine, Sardinia, Italy, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 1493-1498 [view file] | |
| Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (2000) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 85, 1561-1565 [view file] | |
| Demartin F, Gramaccioli C M, Pilati T (2003) The crystal structure of orlandiite, Pb3Cl4(SeO3)·H2O, a complex case of twinning and disorder, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 1147-1153 [view file] | |
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