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Name: Katoptrite RRUFF ID: R140009 Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+13Al4Sb5+2O20(SiO4)2 Locality: Brattfors mine, Nordmark, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden Source: Rock Currier [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Black grains, thin black splinters or flakes Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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Mineral Group: [ Katoptrite (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R140009.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.595(1)Å b: 22.979(5)Å c: 9.093(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 101.05(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1147.4(3)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Katoptrite | |
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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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Flink G (1917) Einige Neuigeiten in der schwedischen Mineralogie. Katoptrit, ein neues Mineral von Nordmarken, Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 40, 426-452 [view file] |
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Young E J, Munson E L (1966) Fluor-chlor-oxy-apatite and sphene from crystal lode pegmatite near Eagle, Colorado, American Mineralogist, 51, 1476-1493 [view file] |
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Moore P B, Araki T, Brunton G D (1976) Catoptrite, (Mn52+Sb25+)VI(Mn82+Al4Si2)IVO28, a novel close-packed oxide sheet structure, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 127, 47-61 |
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Fleischer M, Jambor J (1977) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 62, 395-397 [view file] |
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