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Name: Schuetteite RRUFF ID: R080079 Ideal Chemistry: Hg3O2(SO4) Locality: Oceanic mine, Adelaida District, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA Source: Michael Scott S103725 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Bright yellow earthy druse associated with earthy red cinnabar Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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REFERENCES for Schuetteite | |
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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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Bailey E H, Hildebrand F A, Christ C L, Fahey J J (1959) Schuetteite, a new supergene mercury mineral, American Mineralogist, 44, 1026-1038 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1960) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 45, 753-756 [view file] |
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International Mineralogical Association (1962) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 33, 260-263 [view file] |
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Nagorsen G, Lyng S, Weiss A, Weiss A (1962) Zur Konstitution von HgSO4·2HgO, Angewandte Chemie, 74, 119 |
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Weil M (2001) Schuetteite, Hg3(SO4)O2, a re-investigation, Acta Crystallographica, E57, i98-i100 |
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