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Name: Holfertite RRUFF ID: R060595 Ideal Chemistry: (UO2)1.75Ca0.25TiO4·3H2O Locality: Searle Canyon, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA Source: Michael Scott S100796 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Yellow bladed crystals embedded in topaz Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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| RRUFF ID: | R060595.9 | ||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
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a: 10.37(11)Å b: 10.37(11)Å c: 3.64(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 339(3)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Sokolova E, Hawthorne F C, Belakovskiy D I, Pautov L A (2005) The OD (order-disorder) structure of holfertite, a hydrated uranyl titanate mineral from Searle Canyon, Thomas Range, Utah, USA, The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 1545-1552 [view file] |
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Belakovskiy D I, Pautov L A, Sokolova E, Hawthorne F C, Mokhov A V (2006) Holfertite, a new hydroxyl-hydrated uranium titanate from Starvation Canyon, Thomas Range, Utah, The Mineralogical Record, 37, 311-317 [view file] |
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Ercit T S, Piilonen P C, Locock A J, Kolitsch U, Rowe R (2006) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 91, 1201-1209 [view file] |
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Locock A J, Ercit T S, Kjellman J, Piilonen C (2006) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 91, 1945-1954 [view file] |
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