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Name: Hectorfloresite RRUFF ID: R080117 Ideal Chemistry: Na9(IO3)(SO4)4 Locality: Pampa Rica, Antofagasta Province, Chile Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pseudohexagonal light brown, twinned crystals associated with colorless thenardite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R080117.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 18.673(4)Å b: 6.911(2)Å c: 14.176(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 108.81(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1731.6(2)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Hectorfloresite | |
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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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Ericksen G E, Evans H T, Mrose M E, McGee J J, Marinenko J W, Konnert J A (1989) Mineralogical studies of the nitrate deposits of Chile: VI. Hectorfloresite, Na9(IO3)(SO4)4, a new saline mineral, American Mineralogist, 74, 1207-1214 [view file] |
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