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Name: Ajoite RRUFF ID: R120018 Ideal Chemistry: K3Cu2+20Al3Si29O76(OH)16·8H2O Locality: New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona, USA Source: Ron Gibbs [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Bed of pale greenish-blue bladed crystals associated with green conichalcite R120017 Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Ajoite (2) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Ajoite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R120018.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 13.6317(14)Å b: 13.6660(20)Å c: 14.5070(19)Å alpha: 110.7687(69)° beta: 107.2033(70)° gamma: 105.5460(76)° Volume: 2193.44(36)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Ajoite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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Schaller W T, Vlisidis A C, (1958) Ajoite, a new hydrous aluminum copper silicate, American Mineralogist, 43, 1107-1111 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1959) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 44, 464-470 [view file] |
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Chao G Y (1981) Ajoite: new data, American Mineralogist, 66, 201-203 [view file] |
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Pluth J J, Smith J V (2002) Arizona porphyry copper/hydrothermal deposits II: Crystal structure of ajoite, (K + Na)3Cu20Al3Si29O7(OH)16·~8H2O, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 99, 11002-11005 |
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