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|   |   | Name: Petermegawite RRUFF ID: R210008 Ideal Chemistry: Al6(Se4+O3)3[SiO3(OH)](OH)9·10H2O Locality: El Dragon mine, Potosi, Bolivia Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless bladed or tabular crystals, associated with blue chalcomenite and greenish blue clinochalcomenite. Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. | 
| Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R210008 Powder X-ray diffraction data | |||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 16.2501(4)Å    b: 10.9652(3) Å    c: 15.3516(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 2735.47(9)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic | |||||
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| REFERENCES for Petermegawite | |
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| Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 64, Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 178-182 [view file] | |
| Yang H, Gu X, Scott M M, Jenkins R A, Gibbs R B, Mcglasson J A, Downs R T (2023) Petermegawite, Al6(Se4+O3)3[SiO3(OH)](OH)9·10H2O, a new Al-bearing selenite mineral, from the El Dragón Mine, Potosí, Bolivia, The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61, 987-998 [view file] | |
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