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Name: Wiluite RRUFF ID: R060513 Ideal Chemistry: Ca19(Al,Mg)13(B,◻,Al)5(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(O,OH)10 Locality: Wilui River, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation Source: Michael Scott S100136 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark green tetragonal prismatic Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Vesuvianite (12) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Wiluite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060513.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 15.7325(5)Å b: 15.7325(5)Å c: 11.7010(6)Å alpha: 90.° beta: 90.° gamma: 90.° Volume: 2896.1(2)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal |
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REFERENCES for Wiluite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Groat L A, Hawthorne F C, Ercit T S (1994) The incorporation of boron into the vesuvianite structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 505-523 [view file] |
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Groat L A, Hawthorne F C, Ercit T S, Grice J D (1998) Wiluite, Ca19(Al,Mg,Fe,Ti)13(B,Al,◻)5Si18O68(O,OH)10, a new mineral species isostructural with vesuvianite, from the Sakha Republic, Russian Federation, The Canadian Mineralogist, 36, 1301-1304 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (1999) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 84, 1464-1468 [view file] |
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Galuskin E V, Galuskina I O (2000) Wiluite, Ca19(Al,Mg,Fe,Ti)13(B,Al, ◻)5Si18O68(O,OH)10, a new mineral species isostructural with vesuvianite, from the Sakha Republic, Russian Federation: discussion, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 763-764 [view file] |
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Galuskin E V, Galuskina I O, Sitarz M, Stadnicka K (2003) Si-deficient, OH-substituted, boron-bearing vesuvianite from the Wiluy River, Yakutia, Russia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 833-842 [view file] |
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Bellatreccia F, Cámara F, Ottolini L, Della Ventura G, Cibin G, Mottana A (2005) Wiluite from Ariccia, Latium, Italy: occurrence and crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 1457-1468 [view file] |
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Pekov I V (2007) New minerals from former Soviet Union countries, 1998-2006: new minerals approved by the IMA commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Almanac, 11, 9-51 [view file] |
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Groat L A, Evans R J, Cempírek J, McCammon C, Houzar S (2013) Fe-rich and As-bearing vesuvianite and wiluite from Kozlov, Czech Republic, American Mineralogist, 98, 1330-1337 |
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