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Name: Masutomilite RRUFF ID: R061008 Ideal Chemistry: KLiAlMn2+(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 Locality: Tanokamiyama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan Source: Michael Scott S101311 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Brownish purple mica fragment Status: The identification of this mineral has been made only by X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ mica (50) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | ||||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R061008.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.2777(4)Å b: 9.1148(5)Å c: 10.0934(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 100.800(3)° gamma: 90° Volume: 476.95(4)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Masutomilite | |
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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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Harada K, Honda M, Nagashima K, Kanisawa S (1976) Masutomilite, manganese analogue of zinnwaldite, with special reference to masutomilite-lepidolite-zinnwaldite series, Mineralogical Journal, 8, 95-109 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Nickel E H, Pabst A (1977) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 62, 593-600 [view file] |
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Mizota T, Kato T, Harada K (1986) The crystal structure of masutomilite, Mn analogue of zinnwaldite, Mineralogical Journal, 13, 13-21 [view file] |
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Rieder M, Cavazzini G, DYakonov Y S, Frank-Kamenetskii V A, Gottardt G, Guggenheim S, Koval P V, Muller G, Neiva A M R, Radoslovich E W, Robert J L, Sassi F P, Takeda H, Weiss Z, Wones D R (1998) Nomenclature of the micas, The Canadian Mineralogist, 36, 905-912 [view file] |
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Brigatti M F, Mottana A, Malferrari D, Cibin G (2007) Crystal structure and chemical composition of Li-, Fe-, and Mn-rich micas, American Mineralogist, 92, 1395-1400 [view file] |
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