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Name: Diegogattaite RRUFF ID: R120156 Ideal Chemistry: Na2CaCu2Si8O20·H2O Locality: Wessels mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Source: Marcus Origlieri Owner: RRUFF Description: Lighter greenish blue massive, associated with darker blue wesselsite and quartz 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: | R120156.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 12.2377(4)Å b: 15.7441(5)Å c: 10.5305(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 125.156(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1658.83(7)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Diegogattaite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Rumsey M S, Welch M D, Kampf A R, Spratt J (2013) Diegogattaite, Na2CaCu2Si8O20·H2O: a new nanoporous copper sheet silicate from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Republic of South Africa, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 3155-3162 [view file] |
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Welch M D, Rumsey M S (2013) A new naturally-occurring nanoporous copper sheet-silicate with 6482 cages related to synthetic "CuSH" phases, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 203, 260-265 |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2013) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 16. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 2695-2709 [view file] |
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Belakovskiy D, Cámara F, Uvarova Y, Gagne O C (2014) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 99, 1806-1813 |
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