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Name: Ottrélite RRUFF ID: R060832 Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 Locality: Ottre, Belgium Source: Michael Scott S101006 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Black pseudohexagonal flakes, triply twinned with a 120 deg rotation around c* Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Chloritoid (3) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060832.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.504(3)Å b: 9.531(4)Å c: 9.112(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 101.33(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 468.7(3)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Ottrélite | |
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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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Descloizeaux A, Damour A A (1842) De l'ottrélite, nouvelle espèce minérale, Annales des Mines, 2, 357-361 [view file] |
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Fransolet A M (1978) Données nouvelles sur l'ottrélite d'Ottré, belgique, Bulletin de Minéralogie, 101, 548-557 |
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