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Name: Warikahnite RRUFF ID: R080105 Ideal Chemistry: Zn3(AsO4)2·2H2O Locality: O stope, 31st level, Tsumeb, Namibia Source: William W. Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Transparent yellow flattened striated crystal fragments Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
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| RRUFF ID: | R080105.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 6.694(2)Å b: 8.966(3)Å c: 14.492(5)Å alpha: 105.59(1)° beta: 93.50(1)° gamma: 108.66(1)° Volume: 783.4(7)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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| REFERENCES for Warikahnite | |
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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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Keller P, Hess H, Dunn P J (1979) Warikahnit, Zn3[(H2O)2|(AsO4)2], ein neues Mineral aus Tsumeb, Südwestafrika, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1979, 389-395 |
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Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Pabst A (1980) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 65, 406-408 [view file] |
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Riffel H, Keller P, Hess H (1980) Die Kristallstruktur von Warikahnit, Zn3[(H2O)2|(AsO4)2], Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 27, 187-199 |
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