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Name: Rhodostannite RRUFF ID: R120139 Ideal Chemistry: Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 Locality: Pirquitas, Jujuy Province, Argentina Source: Michael Scott S101278 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Steel gray metallic massive, associated with pirquitasite, R061016 Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Spinel (66) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R120139.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.407(3)Å b: 7.407(3)Å c: 10.447(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 573.07(9)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal |
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REFERENCES for Rhodostannite | |
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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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Springer G (1968) Electronprobe analyses of stannite and related tin minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 1045-1051 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 54, 1218-1223 [view file] |
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Jumas J C, Philippot E, Maurin M (1979) Structure du rhodostannite synthétique, Acta Crystallographica, B35, 2195-2197 |
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Dunn P J, Fleischer M, Langley R H, Shigley J E, Zilczer J A (1985) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 70, 871-881 [view file] |
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Bosi F, Biagioni C, Pasero M (2019) Nomenclature and classification of the spinel supergroup, European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 183-192 [view file] |
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