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Name: Kapellasite RRUFF ID: R140623 Ideal Chemistry: Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 Locality: Sounion mine No. 19, Lavrion District, Attikí Prefecture, Greece Source: Stefan Schorn Owner: RRUFF Description: Acicular green-blue tufts Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Atacamite (16) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R140623.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 6.302(3)Å b: 6.302(3)Å c: 5.667(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 194.90(1)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Kapellasite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Krause W, Bernhardt H J, Braithwaite R S W, Kolitsch U, Pritchard R (2006) Kapellasite, Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2, a new mineral from Lavrion, Greece, and its crystal structure, Mineralogical Magazine, 70, 329-340 [view file] |
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