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Name: Dundasite RRUFF ID: R090038 Ideal Chemistry: PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O Locality: Tsumeb, Namibia Source: William W. Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless acicular crystals in spherical aggregates on matrix. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Dundasite (5) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Dundasite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R090038.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.16(2)Å b: 16.76(5)Å c: 5.645(8)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 867(1)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Dundasite | |
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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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Petterd W F (1894) A catalogue of the minerals known to occur in Tasmania, with notes on their distribution, Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania for 1893, 1984, 1-72 [view file] |
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Cocco G, Fanfani L, Nunzi A, Zanazzi P F (1972) The crystal structure of dundasite, Mineralogical Magazine, 38, 564-569 [view file] |
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Farrell D M (1977) Infrared investigation of basic double-carbonate hydrate minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 15, 408-413 [view file] |
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