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Name: Hydromagnesite RRUFF ID: R220007 Ideal Chemistry: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O Locality: Correc d'en Llinassos, Oms, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France Source: Joan Rosell-Riba, Jordi Ibáñez (Geo3Bcn-CSIC), Tariq Jawhari (CCiTUB) Owner: Joan Rosell-Riba Description: White spherical aggregates, SEM-EDS analysis indicates only Mg Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Quick search: [ All Hydromagnesite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R220007.1 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.115(3)Å b: 8.957(1)Å c: 8.379(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 114.63(4)° gamma: 90° Volume: 690.0(2)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Hydromagnesite | |
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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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Wachtmeister T (1828) Analys af ett pulverformigt mineral från Norra Amerika, Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 1828, 17-19 [view file] |
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von Kobell F (1835) Ueber den hydromagnesit von Kumi auf Negroponte, Journal für Praktische Chemie, 4, 80-81 [view file] |
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Rogers A F (1923) Crystallography of hydromagnesite, American Journal of Science, 6, 37-47 [view file] |
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Akao M, Iwai S (1977) The hydrogen bonding of hydromagnesite, Acta Crystallographica, B33, 1273-1275 |
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