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Name: Imiterite RRUFF ID: R080014 Ideal Chemistry: Ag2HgS2 Locality: Imiter, Morocco Source: Michael Scott S101283 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Black, metallic, prismatic crystals with striation, associated with calcite and dolomite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R080014.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 4.040(2)Å b: 8.006(3)Å c: 6.580(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 107.13(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 203.36(6)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Imiterite | |
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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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Guillou J J, Monthel J, Picot P, Pillard F, Protas J, Samama J C (1985) L'imitérite, Ag2HgS2, nouvelle espèce minérale; propriétés et structure cristalline, Bulletin de Minéralogie, 108, 457-464 |
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Hawthorne F C, Fleischer M, Grew E S, Grice J D, Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C, Vanko D A, Zilczer J A (1986) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 71, 1277-1282 [view file] |
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Ondru P, Veselovský F, Gabaová A, Hlouek J, rein V, Vavrín I, Skála R, Sejkora J, Drábek M (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 48, 19-147 [view file] |
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