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Name: Synadelphite RRUFF ID: R080097 Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+9(AsO4)2(AsO3)(OH)9·2H2O Locality: Moss mine, Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden Source: William W Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Black psuedo-octahedral with cube modifications. Cell parameters are significantly smaller than expected but full data collection confirmed the synadelphite structure Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Quick search: [ All Synadelphite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R080097.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.4636(6)Å b: 18.361(1)Å c: 9.7304(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1869.4(3)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Synadelphite | |
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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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Sjögren A (1884) Kristallografiska studier: VII Allaktit från Nordmarken, Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 7, 220-236 [view file] |
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Sjögren A (1884) Kristallografiska studier: X. Synadelphit från Nordmarken, Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 7, 382-386 [view file] |
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Hurlbut C S (1937) On synadelphite and plumbosynadelphite, American Mineralogist, 22, 526-533 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 1775-1780 [view file] |
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Welin E (1968) Notes on the mineralogy of Sweden 6. X-ray powder data for minerals from Långban and the related mineral deposits of Central Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, 499-541 |
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Moore P B (1970) Crystal chemistry of the basic manganese arsenates: IV. mixed arsenic valences in the crystal structure of synadelphite, American Mineralogist, 55, 2023-2037 [view file] |
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