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Name: Wightmanite RRUFF ID: R060843 Ideal Chemistry: Mg5O(BO3)(OH)5·2H2O Locality: Crestmore, California, USA Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale tan colored transparent pseudohexagonal crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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REFERENCES for Wightmanite | |
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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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Murdoch J (1962) Wightmanite, a new borate mineral from Crestmore, California, American Mineralogist, 47, 718-722 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1963) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 48, 433-437 [view file] |
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International Mineralogical Association (1967) Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 131-136 [view file] |
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Moore P B, Araki T (1972) Wightmanite, Mg5(O)(OH)5[BO3]·nH2O, a natural drainpipe, Nature Physical Science, 236, 25-26 |
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Moore P B, Araki T (1974) Pinakiolite, Mg2Mn3+O2[BO3]; warwickite, Mg(Mg0.5Ti.05)O[BO3]; wightmanite, Mg5(O)(OH)5[BO3]·nH2O: Crystal chemistry of complex 3 A wallpaper structures, American Mineralogist, 59, 985-1004 [view file] |
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