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Name: Wupatkiite RRUFF ID: R060515 Ideal Chemistry: CoAl2(SO4)4·22H2O Locality: Lorena Gold mine, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia Source: Michael Scott S100326 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale pink acicular crystals in a random and loose aggregate Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Halotrichite (7) ] |
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REFERENCES for Wupatkiite | |
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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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Williams S A, Cesbron F P (1995) Wupatkiite from the Cameron Uranium District, Arizona, a new member of the halotrichite group, Mineralogical Magazine, 59, 553-556 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 516-520 [view file] |
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Hazen R M, Hystad G, Golden J J, Hummer D R, Liu C, Downs R T, Morrison S M, Ralph J, Grew E S (2017) Cobalt mineral ecology, American Mineralogist, 102, 108-116 [view file] |
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