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Name: Mcguinnessite RRUFF ID: R070082 Ideal Chemistry: CuMg(CO3)(OH)2 Locality: Copper King mine, Red Mountain District, Mendocino County, California, USA Source: James Shigley [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregates of greenish blue radially fibrous spherules Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ malachite (7) ] |
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REFERENCES for Mcguinnessite | |
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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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Erd R C, Cesbron F P, Goff F E, Clark J R (1981) Mcguinnessite, a new carbonate from California, The Mineralogical Record, 121, 143-147 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Cabri L J (1981) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 66, 1274-1280 [view file] |
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Perchiazzi N (2006) Crystal structure determination and Rietveld refinement of rosasite and mcguinnessite, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie Supplement, 23, 505-510 |
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