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Name: Strashimirite RRUFF ID: R060142 Ideal Chemistry: Cu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O Locality: Majuba Hill, Pershing County, Nevada, USA Source: Marcus Origlieri Owner: RRUFF Description: White to colorless fibrous or hair-like aggregate Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Quick search: [ All Strashimirite samples (2) ] |
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REFERENCES for Strashimirite | |
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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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Mincheva-Stefanova I (1968) Strashmirite, a new hydrous copper arsenate, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 97, issue 4 470-477 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 54, 1218-1223 [view file] |
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Frost R L, Sejkora J, Čejka J, Keeffe E C (2009) Vibrational spectroscopic study of the arsenate mineral strashimirite Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4·5H2O - Relationship to other basic copper arsenates, Vibrational Spectroscopy, 50, 289-297 |
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