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Name: Olmiite RRUFF ID: R050144 Ideal Chemistry: CaMn[SiO3(OH)](OH) Locality: N'Chwaning II mine, Kuruman, South Africa Source: Rock Currier Owner: RRUFF Description: Tan colored prismatic crystals associated with fibrous bultfonteinite, R050088 Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
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RRUFF ID: | R050144.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
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a: 9.234(1)Å b: 9.068(3)Å c: 10.361(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 867.6(0)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Bonazzi P, Bindi L, Medenbach O, Pagano R, Lampronti G I, Menchetti S (2007) Olmiite, CaMn[SiO3(OH)](OH), the Mn-dominant analogue of poldervaartite, a new mineral species from Kalahari manganese fields (Republic of South Africa), Mineralogical Magazine, 71, 193-201 [view file] |
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