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Name: Fernandinite RRUFF ID: R070694 Ideal Chemistry: (Ca,Na,K)0.9(V5+,V4+,Fe2+,Ti)8O20·4H2O Locality: Ragra mine, Junin, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru Source: James Shigley [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Yellowish green to dark green submetallic granules (some platy) Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Straczekite (5) ] |
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REFERENCES for Fernandinite | |
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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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Schaller W T (1915) Four new minerals, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 5, 7-7 [view file] |
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Bayliss P, Freeman K J (1989) Mineral nomenclature: fernandinite, Mineralogical Magazine, 53, 511-511 [view file] |
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Evans H T, Hughes J M (1990) Crystal chemistry of the natural vanadium bronzes, American Mineralogist, 75, 508-521 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Puziewicz J (1990) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 75, 1209-1216 [view file] |
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Evans H T, Post J E, Ross D R, Nelen J A (1994) The crystal structure and crystal chemistry of fernandinite and corvusite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 339-351 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C (1995) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 80, 404-409 [view file] |
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