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Name: Westerveldite RRUFF ID: R060507 Ideal Chemistry: FeAs Locality: Kvanefjeld, Ilimaussaq, Greenland Source: Michael Scott S100040 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Metallic silver massive, associated with elongated dark-green diopside. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Modderite (1) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060507.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.405(6)Å b: 5.971(7)Å c: 3.364(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 108.5(1)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Westerveldite | |
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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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Oen I S, Burke E A J, Kieft C, Westerhof A B (1972) Westerveldite, (Fe,Ni,Co)As, a new mineral from La Gallega, Spain, American Mineralogist, 57, 354-363 [view file] |
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Sizgoric M B, Duesing C M (1973) Westerveldite, a Canadian occurrence, The Canadian Mineralogist, 12, 137-138 [view file] |
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Lyman P S, Prewitt C T (1984) Room- and high-pressure crystal chemistry of CoAs and FeAs, Acta Crystallographica, B40, 14-20 |
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Hem S R, Makovicky E, Gervilla F (2001) Compositional trends in Fe, Co, and Ni sulfarsenides and their crystal-chemical implications: results from the Arroyo de la Cueva deposits, Ronda peridotite, southern Spain, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 831-853 [view file] |
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