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Name: Rruffite RRUFF ID: R141211 Ideal Chemistry: Ca2Cu(AsO4)2·2H2O Locality: Jote mine, Pampa Larga District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapo Province, Chile Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale-blue to white euhedral crystals, associated with light-pinkish mansfieldite, green conichalcite, and blue lavedulan Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Roselite (18) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Rruffite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R141211.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
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a: 5.866(1)Å b: 12.780(3)Å c: 5.705(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 109.5(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 403.12(9)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Yang H, Jenkins R A, Downs R T, Evans S H, Tait K T (2011) Rruffite, Ca2Cu(AsO4)2·2H2O, a new member of the roselite group, from Tierra Amarilla, Chile, The Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 877-884 [view file] |
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