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Name: Goldfieldite RRUFF ID: R110023 Ideal Chemistry: (Cu4◻2)Cu6Te4S13 Locality: Mohawk mine, Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA Source: William Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark grey metallic massive to granular associated with pinkish grey famatinite R110021 Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Tetrahedrite (11) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R110023.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.252(4)Å b: 10.252(4)Å c: 10.252(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1077.6(2)Å3 Crystal System: cubic |
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REFERENCES for Goldfieldite | |
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