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Name: Galuskinite RRUFF ID: R130076 Ideal Chemistry: Ca7(SiO4)3(CO3) Locality: Birkhin gabbro massif, Eastern Siberia, Russia Source: Thomas Ambruster Owner: Thomas Ambruster Description: Thin veins cutting calcio-olivine skarn (image). Colourless, white, pale grey. Associated with pavlovskyite. Data from Lazic et al (2011) Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
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Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R130076.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 18.7872(5)Å b: 6.7244(2)Å c: 10.4673(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90.7880(10)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1322.24(6)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Galuskinite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Lazic B, Armbruster T, Savelyeva V B, Zadov A E, Pertsev N N, Dzierzanowski P (2011) Galuskinite, Ca7(SiO4)3(CO3), a new skarn mineral from the Birkhin gabbro massif, Eastern Siberia, Russia, Mineralogical Magazine, 75, 2631-2648 [view file] |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2011) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 8. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2011, Mineralogical Magazine, 75, 289-294 [view file] |
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Cámara F, Gatta G D, Smith D G W (2013) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 98, 1631-1632 [view file] |
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