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Name: Bahianite RRUFF ID: R050627 Ideal Chemistry: Al5Sb5+3O14(OH)2 Locality: Paramirim Region, Bahia, Brazil Source: Gemological Center Owner: RRUFF Description: Brown water worn pebble Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
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Quick search: [ All Bahianite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R050627.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.3914(7)Å b: 11.514(2)Å c: 4.4068(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90.927(8)° gamma: 90° Volume: 476.46(5)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Bahianite | |
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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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Moore P B, Araki T (1976) Bahianite, Al5Sb35+O14(O,OH)2, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 126, 113-125 |
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Moore P B, Barbosa C D P, Gaines R V (1978) Bahianite, Sb3Al5O14(OH)2, a new species, Mineralogical Magazine, 42, 179-182 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Chao G Y, Pabst A (1979) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 64, 464-467 [view file] |
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