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Name: Epididymite RRUFF ID: R060773 Ideal Chemistry: Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O Locality: unknown Source: Michael Scott S101300 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless platy crystals forming a pseudohexagonal aggregate Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Epididymite samples (3) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060773.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 12.729(1)Å b: 13.617(2)Å c: 7.3432(6)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1272.8(3)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Epididymite | |
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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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Flink G (1893) Om några mineral från Grönland, Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 15, 195-208 [view file] |
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Flink G (1894) Beschreibung eines neuen mineralfundes aus Grönland, 2. Epididymit, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 23, 353-358 [view file] |
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Mandarino J A, Harris D C (1968) Shorter communication: Epididymite from Mont. St. Hilaire, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist, 9, 706-709 [view file] |
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Robinson P D, Fang J H (1970) The crystal structure of epididymite, American Mineralogist, 55, 1541-1549 [view file] |
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Fang J H, Robinson P D, Ohya Y (1972) Redetermination of the crystal structure of eudidymite and its dimorphic relationship to epididymite, American Mineralogist, 57, 1345-1354 [view file] |
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Gatta G D, Rotiroti N, McIntyre G J, Guastoni A, Nestola F (2008) New insights into the crystal chemistry of epididymite and eudidymite from Malosa, Malawi: A single-crystal neutron diffraction study, American Mineralogist, 93, 1158-1165 [view file] |
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Merlino S, Bonaccorsi E (2008) Double wollastonite chains: topological/conformational varieties, polytypic forms, isotypic compounds, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 223, 85-97 |
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