Mendozite R070315
Name: Mendozite
RRUFF ID: R070315
Ideal Chemistry: NaAl(SO4)2·11H2O
Locality: Gold Bottom mine, Inyo County, California, USA
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless acicular to fibrous crystals associated with gypsum
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070315
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Mendozite

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]

Dana J D, Brush G J (1868) 677. Mendozite, in A System of Mineralogy, Fifth Edition John Wiley and Sons New York 653-653   [view file]

Fang J H, Robinson P D (1972) Crystal structures and mineral chemistry of double-salt hydrates: II. the crystal structure of mendozite, NaAl(SO4)2·11H2O, American Mineralogist, 57, 1081-1088   [view file]