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Name: Edoylerite RRUFF ID: R060543 Ideal Chemistry: Hg2+3(Cr6+O4)S2 Locality: Clear Creek claim, south San Benito County, California, USA Source: Michael Scott S100047 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregates of yellowish-orange bladed crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
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RRUFF ID: | R060543.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.54(1)Å b: 14.86(2)Å c: 7.469(9)Å alpha: 90° beta: 118.69(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 734(3)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Edoylerite | |
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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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Erd R C, Roberts A C, Bonardi M, Criddle A J, Gabe E J, Le Page Y (1993) Edoylerite Hg2+3Cr6+O4S2 a new mineral from the Clear Creek claim San Benito County, California, The Mineralogical Record, 24, 471-475 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C, Vanko D A (1994) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 79, 1009-1014 [view file] |
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Burns P C (1999) The structure of edoylerite determined from a microcrystal, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 113-118 [view file] |
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