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Name: Gelosaite RRUFF ID: R120031 Ideal Chemistry: BiMo6+(2-5x)Mo5+6xO7(OH)·H2O (0 < x < 0.4) Locality: Old 25 pipe, Kingsgate, New South Wales, Australia Source: Pete Williams and Bill Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Blue blocky crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Groups: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] [ Gelosaite (1) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R120031.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.854(2)Å b: 9.048(3)Å c: 13.914(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 100.41(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 724.8(2)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Gelosaite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M (2009) New minerals approved in 2009, in International Mineralogical Association 1-34 [view file] |
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Orlandi P, Demartin F, Pasero M, Leverett P, Williams P A, Hibbs D E (2011) Gelosaite, BiMo6+(2-5x)Mo5+6xO7(OH)·H2O (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4), a new mineral from Su Senargiu (CA), Sardinia, Italy, and a second occurrence from Kingsgate, New England, Australia, American Mineralogist, 96, 268-273 [view file] |
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