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Name: Heidornite RRUFF ID: R141086 Ideal Chemistry: Na2Ca3B5O8(SO4)2(OH)2Cl Locality: Bahrenborstel, Hannover, Germany Source: Rock Currier [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless massive in anhydrite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R141086.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.0888(3)Å b: 7.8240(2)Å c: 18.6993(6)Å alpha: 90° beta: 92.726(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1474.4(1)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Heidornite | |
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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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Engelhardt W, Füchtbauer H, Zemann J (1956) Heidornit Na2Ca3[Cl·(SO4)2·B5O8(OH)2] ein neues Bormineral aus dem Zechsteinanhydrit, Heidelberger Beiträge zur Mineralogie und Petrographie, 5, 177-186 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1957) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 42, 117-124 [view file] |
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Burzlaff H (1967) Die Struktur des Heidornit, Ca3Na2Cl(SO4)2B5O8(OH)2, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1967, 157-169 |
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