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Name: Choloalite RRUFF ID: R070140 Ideal Chemistry: (Pb,Ca)3(Cu,Sb)3Te6O18Cl Locality: McAlpine Mine, Moccasin, Tuolumne County, California, USA Source: Michael Scott S104811 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pistachio green thin coating on quartz Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Quick search: [ All Choloalite samples (2) ] |
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REFERENCES for Choloalite | |
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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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Cabri L J, Fleischer M, Pabst A (1981) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 66, 1099-1103 [view file] |
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Williams S A (1981) Choloalite, CuPb(TeO3)2·H2O, a new mineral, Mineralogical Magazine, 44, 55-57 [view file] |
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Powell D W, Thomas R G, Williams P A, Birch W D, Plimer I R (1994) Choloalite: synthesis and revised chemical formula, Mineralogical Magazine, 58, 505-508 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Kovalenker V A, Roberts A C (1995) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 80, 630-635 [view file] |
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Lam A E, Groat L A, Grice J D, Ercit T S (1999) The crystal structure of choloalite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 721-729 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C (2000) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 85, 627-630 [view file] |
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