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Name: Barysilite RRUFF ID: R100057 Ideal Chemistry: Pb8Mn(Si2O7)3 Locality: Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden Source: William W Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregate of colorless plates Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Quick search: [ All Barysilite samples (3) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R100057.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.774(2)Å b: 9.774(2)Å c: 38.210(9)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 3160.9(5)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Barysilite | |
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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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Sjögren A, Lundström C H (1888) Om barysil, ett ej förr uppmärksammadt blysilikat från Harstigsgrufvan, Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, 45, 7-11 [view file] |
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Lajzérowicz J (1965) Étude par diffraction des rayons x et absorption infra-rouge de la barysilite, MnPb8·3Si2O7, et decomposés isomorphes, Acta Crystallographica, 20, 357-363 |
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Ito J, Frondel C (1967) Syntheses of lead silicates: Larsenite, barysilite and related phases, American Mineralogist, 52, 1077-1084 [view file] |
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Ito J (1968) Synthesis of some lead calcium zinc silicates, American Mineralogist, 53, 231-240 [view file] |
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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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Billhardt H W (1969) Synthesis of lead pyrosilicate and other barysilite-like compounds, American Mineralogist, 54, 510-521 [view file] |
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Dunn P J (1985) The lead silicates from Franklin, New Jersey: occurrence and composition, Mineralogical Magazine, 49, 721-727 [view file] |
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Kolitsch U, Holtstam D (2002) Barysilite from Garpenberg Norra, Dalarna, Sweden: occurrence and crystal structure refinement, Mineralogical Magazine, 66, 353-363 [view file] |
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