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|   |   | Name: Taneyamalite RRUFF ID: R070705 Ideal Chemistry: (Na,Ca)Mn2+12(Si,Al)12(O,OH)44 Locality: Taneyama mine, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu Island, Japan Source: Michael Scott S102220 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Contorted mats of black fibers Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction. | 
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| RRUFF ID: | R070705.1 | |||||||
| Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 10.2145(2)Å    b: 9.7449(4)Å    c: 9.3679(8)Å alpha: 91.05(1)° beta: 69.53(1)° gamma: 109.23(2)° Volume: 819.9(1)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic | |||||||
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| REFERENCES for Taneyamalite | |
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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] | |
| Cabri L J, Fleischer M, Pabst A (1981) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 66, 1099-1103 [view file] | |
| Matsubara S (1981) Taneyamalite, (Na,Ca)(Mn2+, Mg, Fe3+,Al)12Si12(O,OH)44, a new mineral from the Iwaizawa mine, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Mineralogical Magazine, 44, 51-53 [view file] | |
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