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Name: Pseudograndreefite RRUFF ID: R100006 Ideal Chemistry: Pb6(SO4)F10 Locality: Grand Reef mine, Klondyke, Aravaipa District, Graham County, Arizona, USA Source: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County LACMNH 33608 Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless crystal fragments from the type specimen, associated with laurelite R100035 and grandreefite R100012. Photo of type specimen is courtesy of LACMNH. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R100006.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 8.5727(9)Å b: 19.728(2)Å c: 8.557(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1447.2(3)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Pseudograndreefite | |
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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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Kampf A R, Dunn P J, Foord E E (1989) Grandreefite, pseudograndreefite, laurelite, and aravaipaite: Four new minerals from the Grand Reef mine, Graham County, Arizona, American Mineralogist, 74, 927-933 [view file] |
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