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Name: Dadsonite RRUFF ID: R060246 Ideal Chemistry: Pb23Sb25S60Cl Locality: St. Pons, Barconlette, Haute Alpes, France Source: William W. Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Black fibers, resembling steel wool, known as the 4-angstrom structure Status: The identification of this mineral has been made only by X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Dadsonite (1) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R060246.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 4.145(5)Å b: 17.49(3)Å c: 19.20(3)Å alpha: 96.97(5)° beta: 90.08(4)° gamma: 89.54(5)° Volume: 1381(2)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Dadsonite | |
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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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Jambor J L (1969) Dadsonite (minerals Q and QM), a new lead sulphantimonide, Mineralogical Magazine, 37, 437-441 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1970) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 55, 1444-1449 [view file] |
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Cervelle B D, Cesbron F P, Sichère M C, Deitrich J (1979) La chalcostibite et la dadsonite de Saint-Pons, Alpes de Haute Provence, France, The Canadian Mineralogist, 17, 601-605 [view file] |
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Moëlo Y (1979) Quaternary compounds in the system PbSbSCl: dadsonite and synthetic phases, The Canadian Mineralogist, 17, 595-600 [view file] |
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Makovicky E, Topa D, Mumme W G (2006) The crystal structure of dadsonite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 1499-1512 [view file] |
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Orlandi P, Moëlo Y, Biagioni C (2010) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy). X. Dadsonite from the Buca della Vena mine and Bi-rich izoklakeite from the Seravezza marble quarries, Periodico di Mineralogia, 79, 113-121 [view file] |
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Kaden R, Wagner G, Bente K (2012) Crystal chemistry and electrical conductivity of boulangerite, dadsonite and iodine-substituted pillaite grown by chemical vapor transport, The Canadian Mineralogist, 50, 219-233 [view file] |
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