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Name: Vauxite RRUFF ID: R070421 Ideal Chemistry: Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O Locality: Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosi, Bolivia Source: James Shigley [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregates of pale blue tabular crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
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RRUFF ID: | R070421.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.105(2)Å b: 11.566(4)Å c: 6.143(4)Å alpha: 98.34(2)° beta: 92.02(1)° gamma: 108.17(1)° Volume: 605.9(6)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Vauxite | |
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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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Gordon S G (1922) Preliminary notes on vauxite and paravauxite, Science, 56, 50-50 [view file] |
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Newhouse W H (1922) Notes and News, American Mineralogist, 7, 108-109 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1945) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 30, 548-550 [view file] |
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Baur W H, Rao B R (1968) Mineralogical Notes, American Mineralogist, 53, 1025-1028 [view file] |
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Moore P B, Araki T, Kampf A R, Steele I M (1976) Olmsteadite, K2Fe2+2[Fe2+2(Nb,Ta)5+2O4(H2O)4(PO4)4], a new species, its crystal structure and relation to vauxite and montgomeryite, American Mineralogist, 61, 5-11 [view file] |
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Ventura G D, Bellatreccia F, Cuocci C, Rossi M, Capitelli F (2016) Structure refinement and vibrational spectroscopy of vauxite from the type locality, Llallagua (Bolivia), The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 163-176 |
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