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Name: Krauskopfite RRUFF ID: R070657 Ideal Chemistry: BaSi2O5·3H2O Locality: Rush Creek, Fresno County, California, USA Source: Michael Scott S105171 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless to white bladed crystals associated with witherite and quartz. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R070657.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.826(3)Å b: 10.607(5)Å c: 8.452(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 94.59(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 699.4(7)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Krauskopfite | |
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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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Alfors J T, Stinson M C, Matthews R A, Pabst A (1965) Seven new barium minerals from eastern Fresno County, California, American Mineralogist, 50, 314-340 [view file] |
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Coda A, dal Negro A, Rossi G (1967) The crystal structure of krauskopfite, Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Serie 8, 42, 859-873 |
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