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Molybdite R210024
Name: Molybdite
RRUFF ID: R210024
Ideal Chemistry: MoO3
Locality: Kateřina Coal Mine, Radvanice, Trutnov District, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic
Source: Bob Jenkins
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Well developed thin platy crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction.
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R210024
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R210024
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 3.984(3) Å    b: 13.948(8) Å    c: 3.718(2) Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 206.6(3)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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REFERENCES for Molybdite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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]

Čech F, Povondra P (1963) Natural occurrence of molybdenum trioxide, MoO3, in Krupka (Molybdite, a new mineral), Acta Universitatis Carolinae - Geologica, 1, 1-14   [view file]

Kihlborg L (1963) Least squares refinement of the crystal structure of molybdenum trioxide, Arkiv för Kemi, 21, 357-364

Cech F, Mandarino J A, Fleischer M, Hildebrand F A (1964) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 49, 1497-1502   [view file]

Sitepu H (2009) Texture and structural refinement using neutron diffraction data from molybdite (MoO3) and calcite (CaCO3) powders and a Ni-rich Ni50.7Ti49.30 alloy, Powder Diffraction, 24, 315-326