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Name: Billwiseite RRUFF ID: R130070 Ideal Chemistry: Sb3+5Nb3WO18 Locality: Eastern margin of the Nanga Parbat – Haramosh massif at Stak Nala, 70 km east of Gilgit, Pakistan Source: Frank C. Hawthorne Owner: Frank C. Hawthorne Description: Transparent, pale yellow. Associated with B-rich muscovite. Data from Hawthorne et al (2012) Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
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Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R130070.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 54.116(5)Å b: 4.9143(5)Å c: 5.5482(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90.425° gamma: 90° Volume: 1475.5(2)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Billwiseite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2011) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 9. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2011, Mineralogical Magazine, 75, 2535-2540 [view file] |
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Hawthorne F C, Cooper M A, Ball N A, Abdu Y A, Černý P, Cámara F, Laurs B M (2012) Billwiseite, ideally Sb3+5(Nb,Ta)3WO18, a new oxide mineral species from the Stak Nala Pegmatite, Nanga Parbat - Haramosh Massif, Pakistan: description and crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 50, 805-814 [view file] |
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Cámara F, Gatta G D, Uvarova Y, Gagne O C, Belakovskiy D I (2014) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 99, 1511-1518 |
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