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Name: Nitrocalcite RRUFF ID: R120047 Ideal Chemistry: Ca(NO3)2·4H2O Locality: Christmas mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA Source: Bob Jenkins Owner: RRUFF Description: White to colorless needles Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R120047.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 6.290(1)Å b: 9.170(2)Å c: 14.491(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 98.405(9)° gamma: 90° Volume: 826.8(5)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Nitrocalcite | |
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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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Rome de l'Isle J B L (1783) Nitre à base calcaire, in Cristallographie, ou Description des Formes a Tous les Corps du Regne MinĂ©ral, Volume 1 Paris 360-361 [view file] |
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Shepard C U (1835) Nitrocalcite. Calcareous earthy-salt, in Treatise on Mineralogy: Second Part, Volume II Hezekiah Howe & Co. New Haven 84-85 [view file] |
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Ribar B, Divjaković V, Herak R, Prelesnik B (1973) A new crystal structure study of Ca(NO3)2·4H2O, Acta Crystallographica, B29, 1546-1548 |
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Leclaire A, Monier J C (1977) Liaisons hydrogène dans les cristaux de Ca(NO3)2·4H2Oα, Acta Crystallographica, B33, 1861-1866 |
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