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Name: Cleusonite RRUFF ID: R061019 Ideal Chemistry: Pb(U4+,U6+)Fe2+2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38 Locality: Bella Tola, Alpe Roua, St-Luc, Val d'Annivers, Wallis Source: Michael Scott S101386 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Metamict black semimetallic prismatic, associated with quartz Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ crichtonite (8) ] |
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Wülser P-A, Brugger J, Meisser N (2004) The crichtonite group of minerals: a review of the classification, Bulletin de liaison de la Société Francaise de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 16, 76-77 [view file] |
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Wülser P A, Meisser N, Brugger J, Schenk K, Ansermet S, Bonin M, Bussy F (2005) Cleusonite, (Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38, a new mineral species of the crichtonite group from the western Swiss Alps, European Journal of Mineralogy, 17, 933-942 [view file] |
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Ercit T S, Piilonen P C, Locock A J, Kolitsch U, Rowe R (2006) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 91, 1201-1209 [view file] |
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Roth P (2007) Cleusonite, in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals Kristallografik Verlag Achberg Germany 54-55 |
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