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Name: Cobaltarthurite RRUFF ID: R070224 Ideal Chemistry: CoFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O Locality: Dolores prospect, Pastrana, Mazarrón-Aguilas, Murcia, Spain Source: Michael Scott S100456 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Radiating pale dirty green fibrous crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Arthurite (7) ] |
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REFERENCES for Cobaltarthurite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Jambor J L, Viñals J, Groat L A, Raudsepp M (2002) Cobaltarthurite, Co2+Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2· 4H2O, a new member of the arthurite group, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 725-732 [link] [view file] |
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Raudsepp M, Pani E (2002) The crystal structure of cobaltarthurite, Co2+Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O: a Rietveld refinement, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 733-737 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2003) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 88, 475-479 [view file] |
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Kampf A R (2005) The crystal structure of cobaltarthurite from the Bou Azzer district, Morocco: the location of hydrogen atoms in the arthurite structure-type, The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 1387-1391 [view file] |
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Locock A J, Piilonen P C, Ercit T S, Rowe R, Kolitsch U (2006) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 91, 710-715 [view file] |
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Hazen R M, Hystad G, Golden J J, Hummer D R, Liu C, Downs R T, Morrison S M, Ralph J, Grew E S (2017) Cobalt mineral ecology, American Mineralogist, 102, 108-116 [view file] |
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