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Name: Henmilite RRUFF ID: R060257 Ideal Chemistry: Ca2Cu[B(OH)4]2(OH)4 Locality: Fuka mine, Okayama Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan Source: Michael Scott S100323 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Deep blue prismatic pinacoidal crystals with a melted looking exterior Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060257.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.772(1)Å b: 7.989(2)Å c: 5.6485(9)Å alpha: 109.64(1)° beta: 91.50(1)° gamma: 83.69(1)° Volume: 244(1)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Henmilite | |
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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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Nakai I, Okada H, Masutomi K, Koyama E, Nagashima K (1986) Henmilite, Ca2Cu(OH)4[B(OH)4]2, a new mineral from Fuka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, American Mineralogist, 71, 1234-1239 [view file] |
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