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Name: Laurionite RRUFF ID: R130788 Ideal Chemistry: PbCl(OH) Locality: Pacha Limani, Laurion, Greece Source: Bob Jenkins Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless prismatic crystals in a vug Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Quick search: [ All Laurionite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R130788.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.673(6)Å b: 4.013(1)Å c: 7.099(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 275.5(4)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Laurionite | |
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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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Köchlin R (1887) Ueber Phosgenit und ein muthmasslich neues Mineral vom Laurion, Annalen des K.K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums, 2, 185-190 [view file] |
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Venetopoulos C C, Rentzeperis P J (1975) The crystal structure of laurionite, Pb(OH)Cl, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 141, 246-259 [view file] |
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Bailey S W (1977) Report of the I.M.A-I.U.Cr. Joint Committee on Nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 62, 411-415 [view file] |
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Merlino S, Pasero M, Perchiazzi N (1993) Crystal structure of paralaurionite and its OD relationships with laurionite, Mineralogical Magazine, 57, 323-328 [link] [view file] |
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