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Name: Stringhamite RRUFF ID: R110018 Ideal Chemistry: CaCu(SiO4)·H2O Locality: Christmas mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA Source: Bob Jenkins Owner: RRUFF Description: Deep blue platy crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Quick search: [ All Stringhamite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R110018.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.0230(9)Å b: 16.129(3)Å c: 5.3362(8)Å alpha: 90° beta: 103.00(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 421.25(9)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Stringhamite | |
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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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Hindman J R (1976) Stringhamite, a new hydrous copper calcium silicate from Utah, American Mineralogist, 61, 189-192 [view file] |
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Hawthorne F C (1985) The crystal structure of stringhamite, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 34, 15-24 |
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Dunn P J, Chao G Y, Fitzpatrick J J, Langley R H, Fleischer M, Zilczer J A (1986) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 71, 227-232 [view file] |
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