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Name: Bjarebyite RRUFF ID: R130106 Ideal Chemistry: BaMn2+2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 Locality: Palermo #1 mine, North Groton, New Hampshire Source: Donald Doell (small piece), Rock Currier (large Piece) [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark green, heavily striated crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Bjarebyite (5) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Bjarebyite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R130106.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.052(2)Å b: 12.091(1)Å c: 4.9371(8)Å alpha: 90° beta: 100.413(8)° gamma: 90° Volume: 531.41(8)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Bjarebyite | |
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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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Moore P B, Lund D H, Keester K L (1973) Bjarebyite, (Ba,Sr)(Mn,Fe,Mg)2Al2(OH)3(PO4)3, a new species, The Mineralogical Record, 4, 282-285 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1974) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 59, 873-875 [view file] |
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Moore P B, Araki T (1974) Bjarebyite, Ba(Mn,Fe)2+2Al2(OH)3[PO4]3: Its atomic arrangement, American Mineralogist, 59, 567-572 [view file] |
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Bowman M G, Downs R T, Yang H (2013) Penikisite, BaMg2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3, isostructural with bjarebyite, Acta Crystallographica, E69, i4-i5 [view file] |
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Rotiroti N, Vignola P, Bersani D, Simmons W B, Falster A U, Whitmore R W, Nizamoff J W, Lotti P, Risplendente A, Pavese A (2016) On the crystal-chemistry of bjarebyite, BaMn2+2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3, from the Palermo #1 pegmatite, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA, The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 1033-1041 |
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