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Name: Tinzenite RRUFF ID: R050251 Ideal Chemistry: Ca2Mn2+4Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2 Locality: Tinzen, Sursass Valley, Switzerland Source: Marcus Origlieri Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregate of yellowish orange prismatic crystals associated with quartz Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Axinite (12) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Tinzenite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R050251.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.1636(8)Å b: 9.137(2)Å c: 8.964(2)Å alpha: 91.88(2)° beta: 98.65(1)° gamma: 77.15(1)° Volume: 565.5(1)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Tinzenite | |
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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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Jakob J (1923) Vier Mangansilikate aus dem Val d'Err (Kt. Graubünden), Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 3, 227-237 [view file] |
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Foshag W F (1928) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 13, 201-202 [view file] |
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Milton C A, Hildebrand F A, Sherwood A M (1953) The identity of tinzenite with manganoan axinite, American Mineralogist, 38, 1148-1158 [view file] |
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Sanero E, Gottardi G (1968) Nomenclature and crystal-chemistry of axinites, American Mineralogist, 53, 1407-1411 [view file] |
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Basso R, Della Giusta A, Vlaic G (1973) La struttura della tinzenite, Periodico di Mineralogia, 425, 369-379 |
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Belokoneva E L, Goryunova A N, Pletnev P A, Spiridonov É M (2001) Crystal structure of high-manganese tinzenite from the Falotta deposit in Switzerland, Crystallography Reports, 46, 30-32 |
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Roth P (2007) Tinzenite, in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals Kristallografik Verlag Achberg Germany 146-147 |
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Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2016) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 32. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2016, Mineralogical Magazine, 80, 915-922 [view file] |
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Grew E S (2018) Tinzenite, a member of the axinite group with formula revised to Ca2Mn42+Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2, European Journal of Mineralogy, 30, 177-182 [view file] |
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