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Name: Tuscanite RRUFF ID: R050324 Ideal Chemistry: KCa6(Si,Al)10O22(SO4,CO3)2(OH)·H2O Locality: Valle Biachella, Sacrofano, Roma, Lazio, Italy Source: Marcus Origlieri Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless platy crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
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RRUFF ID: | R050324.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 24.018(4)Å b: 5.0974(5)Å c: 10.862(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 107.081(9)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1271.1(2)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Tuscanite | |
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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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Mellini M, Merlino S, Rossi G (1977) The crystal structure of tuscanite, American Mineralogist, 62, 1114-1120 [view file] |
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Orlandi P, Leoni L, Mellini M, Merlino S (1977) Tuscanite. a new mineral related to latiumite, American Mineralogist, 62, 1110-1113 [view file] |
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Zubkova N V, Chukanov N V, Varlamov D A, Vigasina M F, Pekov I V, Ksenofontova D A, Pushcharovsky D Y (2023) New data on the crystal chemistry of the natural two-layer aluminosilicates latiumite and tuscanite, Acta Crystallographica, B79, 296-304 |
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