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Name: Hazenite RRUFF ID: R100029 Ideal Chemistry: KNaMg2(PO4)2·14H2O Locality: Mono Lake, California, USA Source: Hexiong Yang Owner: RRUFF Description: Sprays of colorless bladed crystals, co-type sample Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Struvite (3) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R100029.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 25.174(2)Å b: 6.9349(4)Å c: 11.2195(8)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1958.7(3)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Hazenite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Yang H, Sun H J (2004) Crystal structure of a new phosphate compound, Mg2KNa(PO4)2·14H2O, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 177, 2991-2997 |
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Yang H, Sun H J, Downs R T (2011) Hazenite, KNaMg2(PO4)2·14H2O, a new biologically related phosphate mineral, from Mono Lake, California, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 96, 675-681 [view file] |
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Yang H, Martinelli L, Tasso F, Sprocati A R, Pinzari F, Liu Z, Downs R T, Sun H J (2014) A new biogenic, struvite-related phosphate, the ammonium-analog of hazenite, (NH4)NaMg2(PO4)2·14H2O, American Mineralogist, 99, 1761-1766 [view file] |
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