Tomichite R070708
Name: Tomichite
RRUFF ID: R070708
Ideal Chemistry: V3+4Ti4+3As3+O13(OH)
Locality: Hemlo Mines, Hemlo gold deposit, Marathon, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Source: Michael Scott S100545 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black bleb associated with titanite, sanidine and tetrahedrite; opaque under microscope
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070708.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070708
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Tomichite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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]

Nickel E H, Grey I E (1979) Tomichite, a new oxide mineral from Western Australia, Mineralogical Magazine, 43, 469-471   [view file]

Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Pabst A (1980) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 65, 808-814   [view file]

Grey I E, Madsen I C, Harris D C (1987) Barian tomichite, Ba0.5(As2)0.5Ti2(V,Fe)5O13(OH), its crystal structure and relationship to derbylite and tomichite, American Mineralogist, 72, 201-208   [view file]