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Name: Alabandite RRUFF ID: R070174 Ideal Chemistry: MnS Locality: Mina Preciosa, Sangue de Cristo, Puebla, Mexico Source: Michael Scott S101601 [view label] Owner: Michael Scott Description: Dull dark gray semi-metallic coarse crystals associated with pyrite and calcite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Rocksalt (18) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R070174.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.2235(1)Å b: 5.2235(1)Å c: 5.2235(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 142.53(1)Å3 Crystal System: cubic |
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REFERENCES for Alabandite | |
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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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Haüy R J (1822) Manganèse sulfuré, Traité de Minéralogie, 4, 268-272 [view file] |
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Beudant F S (1832) Alabandine, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition Paris 399-400 [view file] |
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Törnroos R (1982) Properties of alabandite; alabandite from Finland, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 144, 107-123 |
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Olivo G R, Gibbs K (2003) Paragenesis and mineral chemistry of alabandite (MnS) from the Ag-rich Santo Toribio epithermal deposit, Northern Peru, Mineralogical Magazine, 67, 95-102 [view file] |
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Čuda J, Kohout T, Filip J, Tuček J, Kosterov A, Haloda J, Skála R, Santala E, Medřík I, Zbořil R (2013) Low-temperature magnetism of alabandite: Crucial role of surface oxidation, American Mineralogist, 98, 1550-1556 |
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Avril C, Malavergne V, Caracas R, Zanda B, Reynard B, Charon E, Bobocioiu E, Brunet F, Borensztajn S, Pont S, Tarrida M, Guyot F (2013) Raman spectroscopic properties and Raman identification of CaS-MgS-MnS-FeS-Cr2FeS4 sulfides in meteorites and reduced sulfur-rich systems, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 48, 1415-1426 |
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