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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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RRUFF ID: | R070087.1 | |||||||
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] |
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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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Schüller A, Wohlmann E (1955) Betechtinit, ein neues Blei-Kupfer-Sulfid aus den Mansfelder Rücken, Geologie, 4, 535-555 |
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Fleischer M (1956) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 41, 370-372 [view file] |
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Dornberger-Schiff K, Höhne E (1959) Die Kristallstruktur des Betechtinit Pb2(Cu,Fe)21S15, Acta Crystallographica, 12, 646-651 |
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