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Name: Natrodufrénite RRUFF ID: R070599 Ideal Chemistry: NaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O Locality: Hout Bay, Cape of Good Hope Province, South Africa Source: James Shigley [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Sheaflike, dark brown to red-brown aggregates Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Dufrenite (2) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | ||||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R070599.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 25.875(2)Å b: 5.1461(4)Å c: 13.830(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 111.07(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1718.6(2)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Natrodufrénite | |
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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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Fontan F, Pillard F, Permingeat F (1982) La natrodufrénite (Na,◻)(Fe+++,Fe++)(Fe+++,Al)5(PO4)4(OH)6.2H2O, une nouvelle espèce minérale du groupe de la dufrénite, Bulletin de Minéralogie, 105, 321-326 |
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Dunn P J, Grice J D, Fleischer M, Pabst A (1983) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 68, 1038-1041 [view file] |
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