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|   |   | Name: Betekhtinite RRUFF ID: R070087 Ideal Chemistry: (Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15 Locality: Dzhezkazgan deposit, central Kazakhstan Source: Michael Scott S101421 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregate of black bladed to prismatic crystals associated with quartz Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis | 
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| Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 3.9037(1)Å    b: 14.8002(6)Å    c: 22.729(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1313.19(6)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic | |||||||
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| REFERENCES for Betekhtinite | |
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| American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] | |
| 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] | |
| Schüller A, Wohlmann E (1955) Betechtinit, ein neues Blei-Kupfer-Sulfid aus den Mansfelder Rücken, Geologie, 4, 535-555 | |
| Fleischer M (1956) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 41, 370-372 [view file] | |
| Dornberger-Schiff K, Höhne E (1959) Die Kristallstruktur des Betechtinit Pb2(Cu,Fe)21S15, Acta Crystallographica, 12, 646-651 | |
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