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Name: Quenselite RRUFF ID: R100036 Ideal Chemistry: PbMn3+O2(OH) Locality: Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden Source: William W Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Tabular to rectangular blocky, black with a hint of red highlights Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Quick search: [ All Quenselite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R100036.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.6118(8)Å b: 5.685(2)Å c: 9.146(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 92.90(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 291.42(7)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Quenselite | |
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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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Flink G (1925) Quenselit, ein neues Mineral von Långban, Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 47, 377-384 [view file] |
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Foshag W F (1926) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 11, 216-220 [view file] |
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Byström A (1944) The structure of quenselite, PbMnO2OH, Arkiv för Kemi, Mineralogi och Geologi, 19, 1-9 |
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Welin E (1968) Notes on the mineralogy of Sweden 6. X-ray powder data for minerals from Långban and the related mineral deposits of Central Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, 499-541 |
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Rouse R C (1971) The crystal structure of quenselite, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 134, 321-332 [view file] |
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