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Name: Fingerite RRUFF ID: R070614 Ideal Chemistry: Cu11O2(VO4)6 Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador Source: Michael Scott S103064 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Black submetallic well-formed prismatic crystals associated with black, poorly-formed ziesite, R070482 Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R070614.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 8.162(2)Å b: 8.268(1)Å c: 8.045(2)Å alpha: 107.096(9)° beta: 91.414(9)° gamma: 106.429(8)° Volume: 494.3(2)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Fingerite | |
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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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Finger L W (1985) Fingerite, Cu11O2(VO4)6, a new vanadium sublimate from Izalco volcano, El Salvador: crystal structure, American Mineralogist, 70, 197-199 [view file] |
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Hughes J M, Hadidiacos C G (1985) Fingerite, Cu11O2(VO4)6, a new vanadium sublimate from lzalco volcano, El Salvador: descriptive mineralogy, American Mineralogist, 70, 193-196 [view file] |
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