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Name: Kellyite RRUFF ID: R060903 Ideal Chemistry: (Mn2+,Mg,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 Locality: Near Bald Knob, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA Source: Michael Scott S100995 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Light-yellow irregular to platy tablets Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Groups: [ Clay (86) ] [ serpentine (12) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060903.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.47(1)Å b: 5.47(1)Å c: 14.10(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 365.4(3)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Kellyite | |
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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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Peacor D R, Essene E J, Simmons W B, Bigelow W C (1974) Kellyite, a new Mn-Al member of the serpentine group from Bald Knob, North Carolina, and new data on grovesite, American Mineralogist, 59, 1153-1156 [view file] |
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