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Name: Karibibite RRUFF ID: R060307 Ideal Chemistry: Fe3+3(As3+O2)4(As3+2O5)(OH) Locality: Urucum, Municipio de Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil Source: Michael Scott S100061 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Yellowish-brown acicular crystals lining cavities Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Quick search: [ All Karibibite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060307.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Powder, using Mo radiation | ||||||
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REFERENCES for Karibibite | |
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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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von Knorring O, Sahama T G, Rehtijarvi P (1973) Karibibite, a new FeAs mineral from South West Africa, Lithos, 6, 265-272 |
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Fleischer M, Mandarino J A (1974) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 59, 381-384 [view file] |
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Schmetzer K, Tremmel G, Bartelke W (1980) Eine Paragenese seltener Minerale aus Bou-Azzer, Marokko: Parasymplesit, Symplesit, Schneiderhöhnit, Karibibit, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 138, 94-108 |
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Colombo F, Mugnaioli E, Vallcorba O, García A, Goñi, Rius J (2017) Crystal structure determination of karibibite, an Fe3+ arsenite, using electron diffraction tomography, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 1191-1202 |
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