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Name: Obradovicite-KCu RRUFF ID: R110015 Ideal Chemistry: [K2(H2O)17Cu(H2O)6][Mo8As2Fe3+3O34(OH)3] Locality: Chuquicamata, Chile Source: William W Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Fine grained lime green coating on quartz Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Betpakdalite (4) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Obradovicite-KCu samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R110015.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 15.154(5)Å b: 14.903(6)Å c: 11.129(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 2513.5(9)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Obradovicite-KCu | |
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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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Finney J J, Williams S A, Hamilton R D (1986) Obradovicite, a new complex arsenate-molybdate from Chuquicamata, Chile, Mineralogical Magazine, 50, 283-284 [view file] |
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Hawthorne F C, Jambor J L, Bladh K W, Burke E A J, Grice J D, Phillips D, Roberts A C, Schedler R A, Shigley J E (1987) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 72, 1023-1028 [view file] |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2011) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 7. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010, Mineralogical Magazine, 75, 27-31 [view file] |
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Kampf A R, Mills S J, Rumsey M S, Dini M, Birch W D, Spratt J, Pluth J J, Steele I M, Jenkins R A, Pinch W W (2012) The heteropolymolybdate family: structural relations, nomenclature scheme and new species, Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 1175-1207 [view file] |
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