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Name: Chestermanite RRUFF ID: R070351 Ideal Chemistry: Mg2(Fe3+,Mg,Al,Sb5+)O2(BO3) Locality: Twin Lakes region, Kaiser Peak quadrangle, Fresno County, California, USA Source: Michael Scott S100529 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Black bladed associated with calcite, co-type sample Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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REFERENCES for Chestermanite | |
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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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Erd R C, Foord E E (1988) Chestermanite, a new member of the ludwigite-pinakiolite group from Fresno County, California, The Canadian Mineralogist, 26, 911-916 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Puziewicz J (1990) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 75, 431-438 [view file] |
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Alfredsson V, Bovin J O, Norrestam R, Terasaki O (1991) The structure of the mineral chestermanite, Mg2.25Al0.16Fe0.43Ti0.02Sb0.13O2BO3. A combined single-crystal X-ray and HREM study, Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 45, 797-804 |
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Jambor J L (1992) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 77, 670-675 [view file] |
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