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Name: Kidwellite RRUFF ID: R060324 Ideal Chemistry: NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O (x ≈ 0.33) Locality: York mine, Polk County, Arkansas, USA Source: Michael Scott S100182 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Light green radiating acicular crystals forming a spherical mat Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Quick search: [ All Kidwellite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060324.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 20.036(1)Å b: 5.1809(3)Å c: 14.0678(6)Å alpha: 90° beta: 106.959(6)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1396.8(1)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Kidwellite | |
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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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Moore P B, Ito J (1978) Kidwellite, NaFe3+9(OH)10(PO4)6·5H2O, a new species, Mineralogical Magazine, 42, 137-140 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Chao G Y, Pabst A (1979) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 64, 241-245 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2004) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 89, 1826-1834 [view file] |
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Kolitsch U (2004) The crystal structures of kidwellite and laubmannite, two complex fibrous iron phosphates, Mineralogical Magazine, 68, 147-165 [view file] |
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