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Name: Artinite RRUFF ID: R060234 Ideal Chemistry: Mg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O Locality: southern San Benito County, California, USA Source: Michael Scott S100297 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Divergent sprays of clear colorless acicular crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Artinite (3) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Artinite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060234.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 16.527(8)Å b: 3.1500(9)Å c: 6.222(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 99.00(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 319.9(3)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Artinite | |
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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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Brugnatelli S C L (1902) Sopra un nuovo minerale delle cave d´Amianto della Valle Lanterna, Rendiconti Reale Istituto Lombardo di Scienze e Lettere (Milano), 35, 869-874 [view file] |
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Larsen E S (1921) The microscopic determination of the nonopaque minerals, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 671, 5-294 [view file] |
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Akao M, Iwai S (1977) The hydrogen bonding of artinite, Acta Crystallographica, B33, 3951-3953 [link] |
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