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Name: Arsenogorceixite RRUFF ID: R060686 Ideal Chemistry: BaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 Locality: Clara mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Source: Michael Scott S101271 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Stacked aggregates of pale greenish-yellow hexagonal plates Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Groups: [ alunite (46) ] [ crandallite (14) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060686.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.152(9)Å b: 7.152(9)Å c: 17.40(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 771.0(3)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Arsenogorceixite | |
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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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Schwab R G, Götz C, Herold H, Pinto de Oliveira N (1991) Compounds of the crandallite type: Synthesis and properties of pure (Ca, Sr, Ba, Pb, La, Ce to Eu) - arsenocrandallites, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1991, 97-112 |
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Walenta K, Dunn P J (1993) Arsenogorceixit von der Grube Clara im mittleren Schwarzwald, Aufschluss, 44, 250-254 |
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Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 249-254 [view file] |
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Jambor J L (1999) Nomenclature of the alunite supergroup, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 1323-1341 [view file] |
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Bayliss P, Kolitsch U, Nickel E H, Pring A (2010) Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 919-927 [view file] |
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