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Name: Arsenuranospathite RRUFF ID: R100008 Ideal Chemistry: Al(UO2)2(AsO4)2F·20H2O Locality: Krunkelbach valley, Menzenschwand, Schwarzwald, Germany Source: William Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Blocky aggregates of yellowish-brown platy crystals, cell parameters are consistent with a partially dehydrated sample Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R100008.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.280(8)Å b: 7.280(8)Å c: 20.73(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1098.6(3)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal |
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REFERENCES for Arsenuranospathite | |
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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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Walenta K (1978) Uranospathite and arsenuranospathite, Mineralogical Magazine, 42, 117-128 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Chao G Y, Pabst A (1979) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 64, 464-467 [view file] |
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Chukanov N V, Möckel S, Sidorenko G A, Zaitsev V A (2009) Arsenuranospathite, Al(UO2)2(AsO4)2F·20H2O: Formula revision and relationships with allied uranyl arsenates and phosphates, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 185, 305-312 |
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Dal Bo F, Hatert F, Baijot M, Philippo S (2015) Crystal structure of arsenuranospathite from Rabejac, Lodève, France, European Journal of Mineralogy, 27, 589-597 |
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