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Name: Hughesite RRUFF ID: R130080 Ideal Chemistry: Na3AlV10O28·22H2O Locality: Sunday mine, Gypsum Valley, San Miguel County, Slick Rock District, Colorado, USA Source: John Rakovan Owner: National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution Description: Orange to golden orange crystals in efflorescent crusts. Data from Rakovan et al (2011) Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
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Mineral Group: [ Pascoite (5) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R130080.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 8.668(4)Å b: 10.295(4)Å c: 12.908(5)Å alpha: 105.826(9)° beta: 97.899(9)° gamma: 103.385(9)° Volume: 1053.0(8)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Hughesite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Rakovan J, Schmidt G R, Gunter M E, Nash B, Marty J, Kampf A R, Wise W S (2011) Hughesite, Na3Al(V10O28)·22H2O, a new member of the pascoite family of minerals from the Sunday mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, The Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 1253-1265 [view file] |
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Belakovskiy D, Cámara F, Diego Gatta G (2014) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 99, 870-875 |
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