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Name: Balangeroite RRUFF ID: R060244 Ideal Chemistry: Mg21Si8O27(OH)20 Locality: San Vittore mine, Balangero Serpentinite, Lanzo Valley, Piedmont, Italy Source: Michael Scott S100332 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Brown fibers, asbestiform Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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RRUFF ID: | R060244.1 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | ||||||
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REFERENCES for Balangeroite | |
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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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Compagnoni R, Ferraris G, Fiora L (1983) Balangeroite, a new fibrous silicate related to gageite from Balangero, Italy, American Mineralogist, 68, 214-219 [view file] |
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Ferraris G, Mellini M, Merlino S (1987) Electron-diffraction and electron-microscopy study of balangeroite and gageite: Crystal structures, polytypism, and fiber texture, American Mineralogist, 72, 382-391 [view file] |
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Belluso E, Ferraris G (1991) New data on balangeroite and carlosturanite from alpine serpentinites, European Journal of Mineralogy, 3, 559-566 |
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Bonaccorsi E, Ferraris G, Merlino S (2012) Crystal structure of 2M and 1A polytypes of balangeroite, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 227, 460-467 [view file] |
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