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Name: Tomichite RRUFF ID: R070685 Ideal Chemistry: V3+4Ti4+3As3+O13(OH) Locality: Hemlo mines, Hemlo gold deposit, Marathon, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada Source: Michael Scott S102625 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Black massive Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Quick search: [ All Tomichite samples (2) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R070685.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.126(1)Å b: 14.215(2)Å c: 5.0352(7)Å alpha: 90° beta: 104.888(8)° gamma: 90° Volume: 492.9(1)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Tomichite | |
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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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Nickel E H, Grey I E (1979) Tomichite, a new oxide mineral from Western Australia, Mineralogical Magazine, 43, 469-471 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Pabst A (1980) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 65, 808-814 [view file] |
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Grey I E, Madsen I C, Harris D C (1987) Barian tomichite, Ba0.5(As2)0.5Ti2(V,Fe)5O13(OH), its crystal structure and relationship to derbylite and tomichite, American Mineralogist, 72, 201-208 [view file] |
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