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Name: Bisbeeite RRUFF ID: R060317 Ideal Chemistry: (Cu,Mg)SiO3·nH2O Locality: Shangulowe, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo Source: Herb Obodda 051 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Light blue granular massive Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
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RRUFF ID: | R060317.1 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | ||||||
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REFERENCES for Bisbeeite | |
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Laurent Y, Pierrot R (1962) Nouvelles données sur la bisbeeite, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 85, 177-180 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1972) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 57, 1003-1006 [view file] |
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