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Meurigite-K R110135

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Name: Meurigite-K
RRUFF ID: R110135
Ideal Chemistry: KFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7·6.5H2O
Locality: Sapucaia mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Source: Luiz Menezes
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale yellow spheres on black cryptomelane
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ Phosphofibrite (3) ]
Quick search: [ All Meurigite-K samples (2) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R110135
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 50% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Meurigite-K

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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]

Birch W D, Pring A, Self P G, Gibbs R B, Keck E, Jensen M C, Foord E E (1996) Meurigite, a new fibrous iron phosphate resembling kidwellite, Mineralogical Magazine, 60, 787-793   [view file]

Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C (1997) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 82, 620-624   [view file]

Kampf A R, Pluth J J, Chen Y S (2007) The crystal structure of meurigite, American Mineralogist, 92, 1518-1524   [view file]

Kampf A R, Adams P M, Kolitsch U, Steele I M (2009) Meurigite-Na, a new species, and the relationship between phosphofibrite and meurigite, American Mineralogist, 94, 720-727   [view file]